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flag Kemi Badenoch demands Tory candidates pledge to quit the ECHR, sparking backlash over threats to Northern Ireland’s peace and UK’s global standing.

flag Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced that all future Tory candidates must pledge to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) or be barred from running in the next general election, linking the move to a plan to deport 150,000 people annually. flag The proposal has drawn strong criticism from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, who called it “very worrying” and “utterly irresponsible.” They emphasized the ECHR’s foundational role in the Good Friday Agreement, warning that exiting the convention could jeopardize Northern Ireland’s peace process and isolate the UK alongside Belarus and Russia as the only European countries not party to the treaty. flag The Reform Party also supports the withdrawal, intensifying concerns over the impact on human rights protections and international commitments.

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