'Churchill would spin!' Furious clash over ECHR 'suppressing' democracy in UK after Brexit

'Churchill would spin!' Furious clash over ECHR 'suppressing' democracy in UK after Brexit
Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 12/04/2024

- 19:58

Tory MPs and ministers have hit out at the European Court of Human Rights after it issued a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from the effects of climate change

Former MEP Bill Etheridge has said that the UK should be completely in control of its own laws after Brexit.

This comes after Tory MPs and ministers have hit out at the European Court of Human Rights after it issued a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from the effects of climate change.

Speaking on GB News, Etheridge said: "The reality is, that they are there to suppress the wishes and the views of democratically elected governments and people. We should have nothing to do with it and any human rights we need in this country. We can do our own Bill of rights."

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