Posting this because it is a total non-story that is typical of today’s news cycle.
First you have the standard tiresome tactics currently in use by HMG:
- Don’t deny anything explicitly
- Don’t correct the false assumptions that are then made
Leaving the EHCR is basically a non-starter; the Good Friday Agreement requires the ECHR to be enforceable in Northern Ireland. I don’t see anyone opening up the terms of the GFA anytime soon.
So: there was no explicit statement that there is a plan to leave the ECHR, and leaving the ECHR isn’t realistic anyway. It’s a non-story.
So now into the question: what “real” news is happening today in UK Politics?
They usually make these sorts of announcements when they are trying to hide something else. They would never dream of leaving the ECHR. There is a faction within the party that has pushed for it, but reality > fairy tales. Then again it is the Tories. Reason left them years ago.