Suella Braverman pledges to take UK out of ECHR as prime minister
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Suella Braverman
Attorney General Suella Braverman has pledged to take the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if she succeeds in her bid to become prime minister.
Ms Braverman is one of 11 declared contenders in the race to succeed Boris Johnson, who announced his resignation last week as his popularity plummeted amid successive scandals.
In a statement supporting her leadership bid, the law officer said it was “unacceptable that a foreign court stopped the Rwanda deportation flight”.
It comes after the European Court of Human Rights last month granted an urgent interim measure in the case of K.N. v. the United Kingdom.
Ms Braverman said: “The British people should be able to vote for their priorities and expect that their government can carry them out. This is the definition of taking back control.
“As Attorney General, I’ve seen first hand the problems the ECHR has caused us. Obstructing lawful deportations by going to the ECHR destroys trust in politics. And does nothing for public safety, or the wellbeing of the victims of people smugglers.”
A new prime minister is expected to be in place by the autumn.
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