Summary
- Some Conservative party members are pushing for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
- However, the majority of Tory MPs, Ministers, and the public are against leaving the ECHR, seeing it as a valuable protection for individuals.
- The ECHR was created to protect people from the State and safeguard fundamental rights, particularly in the aftermath of the Second World War.
- Leaving the ECHR could have negative consequences, including risking the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.