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Chris Philp: “We need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights so that all illegal immigrants can be deported within a week of…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
We need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights so that all illegal immigrants can be deported within a week of arrival - then the crossings would soon stop.
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Chris Philp
Conservative Party
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bbc.com

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On immigration policy and the European Convention.

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