Suella Braverman has revealed her legal framework for how Britain could leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
The former Home Secretary’s proposals include amendments to the 1998 Belfast Agreement, otherwise known as the Good Friday Agreement, which underpins Northern Ireland’s peace following three decades of conflict.
The planned changes would eliminate references to the ECHR and replace these with domestic and common law human rights principles, according to the full 52-page document seen by The Telegraph.
Braverman said there is barely a “single sphere of national life” left untouched by Strasbourg.
“This is not simply judicial activism; it is a form of judicial imperialism,” she wrote for the broadsheet.
“The time for debating whether we should leave is over. The question now is how we leave.”
It is not the first time the Conservative MP has bid for Britain to leave the ECHR.
Last year she took a swipe at ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for lacking the “political will” to take on the convention.
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Robbie Moore has criticised new policy announcements from Reform UK
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Shadow Environment Minister Robbie Moore has criticised new policy announcements from Reform UK as "headline politics" lacking in detail.
Speaking to GB News today, the Conservative MP said: "What we are absolutely not seeing, dare I say, from Reform, is the level of detail that provides that reassurance beyond headline politics.
“It's all very well coming out with headline politics and a narrative at a Westminster level, but dare I say, without a lack of understanding, without a lack of detail of how that will be implemented at a grassroots level that is going to be benefiting, all of those constituents that are being negatively impacted from a huge amount of anti-social behaviour that we are seeing, and law and order challenges that we are seeing, not only here in London, but right across the country."
Defending his party’s record on law and order, Moore added: "Well, we absolutely had a commitment when we were in Government to bring those police numbers back up…to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers, a target that was absolutely met.
“Across West Yorkshire, in my constituency. We did see police numbers increase, but what we wanted to see was visible policing out on the streets."
Feargal Sharkey has called on the Environment Secretary to resign
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Campaigner Feargal Sharkey said Environment Secretary Steve Reed should consider resigning from his position.
Sharkey said Reed should reflect on what he has achieved in his role in the last 12 months, the BBC reports.
The environmental campaigner cited a report published by the Environment Agency (EA) which said serious pollution incidents were up 60 per cent in 2024 compared to the pervious year.
The report found 81 per cent of these serious incidents were the responsibility of just three water companies including Thames Water (33 incidents), Southern Water (15 incidents) and Yorkshire Water (13 incidents).
Ministers in Holyrood have been slammed for "squandering" £20million of taxpayer money on "woke" jobs and training.
Researchers from the Scottish Tories said the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) spent millions on equality, diversity and inclusion (DEI) roles and training since 2019.
Included in that bill is £8.9million by the NHS, £5.9million by universities and £2.5million spent by Scottish councils.
However, the Tories warned the bill is likely to be higher as some organisations refused to respond to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, as the figure was not held centrally.
Rachel Reeves is said to be considering a tax raid on pensioners
PARachel Reeves is said to be considering a tax raid on pensioners amid reports she will reject Labour left calls for a "wealth tax" on Britain's richest.
The Chancellor is set to throw out backbench demands for a blanket levy because those who would be impacted would simply leave the country.
However, a senior Government source has said Reeves would not publicly rule one out, because raising capital gains tax or a tax raid on pensioners could arguably be described as a wealth tax.
Both remain under consideration, the source told The Times.
'It's shameful that Reform constantly seek to undermine confidence in our police and criminal justice system,' Diana Johnson blasted
PAPolicing Minister Diana Johnson, speaking ahead of Nigel Farage's press conference on crime, said: "If Nigel Farage was serious about making our streets safer, he should have backed the tough new laws we introduced earlier this year.
"It's shameful that Reform constantly seek to undermine confidence in our police and criminal justice system and voted to try to block measures to crack down on knife crime, antisocial behaviour, shop theft, child sexual abuse, and long overdue action to tackle the scourge of violence against women and girls.
"They should focus more on practical solutions to support our police, combat crime, deliver justice for victims of crime rather than chasing headlines, spouting slogans and trying to divide communities.
"Our Labour Government is focussed on delivering on our safer streets mission.
"Through our plan for change, we're putting neighbourhood police back on the beat, clamping down on the crimes blighting our communities and building a safer, fairer country for us all."
The Defence Secretary will call for a "50-day drive" to arm Ukraine at the head of a meeting of Kyiv's allies today.
John Healey is set to call for another hike in Western military support for Volodymyr Zelensky's nation in a bid to finally force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
Donald Trump has already threatened to impose "very severe" tariffs on Russia if it fails to agree a ceasefire by September 2 - 50 days on from his pledge to sell "top-of-the-line" weapons to Nato allies which can then be passed on to Ukraine.
Healey will be chairing a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group to back Trump's proposal and pledge that Britain will "play our full part in its success to bolster Ukraine's immediate fight".
"Alongside this, the US has started the clock on a 50-day deadline for Putin to agree to peace or face crippling economic sanctions.
“As members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, we need to step up in turn with a ‘50-day drive’ to arm Ukraine on the battlefield and force Putin to the negotiating table.”
