We don’t think that’s in our national interest. [The ECHR] underpins a series of incredibly important agreements, including the Good Friday agreement. We want to reform it in conjunction with European partners, not by withdrawing from it unilaterally or suspending it. That would put us in a club with Russia and Belarus.
Matthew Pennycook: “We don’t think that’s in our national interest. [The ECHR] underpins a series of incredibly important agreements…”
On the recordAugust 27, 2025
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Matthew Pennycook
Labour Party
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Pennycook criticizes Farage's plan to withdraw from the ECHR and emphasizes the importance of reforming it.
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