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UK's Human Rights Convention Dilemma
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The Council of Europes Alain Berset warns that the UK risks joining Russia and Belarus as the only European nations outside the European Convention on Human Rights if it leaves. Right-wing parties like the Tories and Reform push for departure, citing migration control issues. Public support for staying is strong, but the UKs voting system keeps the debate alive. Reform leader Nigel Farage argues for sovereignty, while most migration cases are handled in British courts. The Labour government is reforming the conventions migration application with other nations. Berset emphasizes that reforms wont solve all migration issues, but the convention provides essential protection when national courts fail.
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