Referendum on the UK leaving the ECHR

Background

It is old, outdated and abused

Additional details

1. Sovereignty and Parliamentary Supremacy • The ECHR allows an external court in Strasbourg to override or influence UK court decisions. • Leaving would mean final authority rests with UK courts and Parliament, without having to follow foreign judgments. • Advocates argue this restores the principle that laws are made and interpreted entirely in the UK.