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‘More of a PR stunt than a constitutional milestone’: Government backtracks on withdrawal from ECHR

‘More of a PR stunt than a constitutional milestone’: Government backtracks on withdrawal from ECHR
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Kathryn McCann
2 December 2015
Legal affairsEurope

The Conservative government has backtracked on any planned withdrawal from key provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) through the new draft UK Bill of Rights, while delaying consultation on the proposed law.

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