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Should we ditch the European Convention on Human Rights?
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Political figures from the right and left have suggested that leaving a European convention could reduce the number of people seeking asylum in Britain. So what is the ECHR? And would leaving it actually make a difference?
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Guests:
- Fraser Nelson, Columnist, The Times.
- Jonathan Ames, Legal Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Hannah Varrall
Read more:
What would actually happen if we left the ECHR?
Leaving the ECHR won’t fix the asylum crisis
Further listening: Hard borders, harder politics: Europe’s migration crisis
Clips: GB News, Parliamentlive.tv
Photo: Getty Images
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