Boris: UK Needs a Referendum on the ECHR
Boris is doing a media spree ahead of the release of his book ‘Unleashed.’ In an interview with the Telegraph he enters currently contentious territory to say there should be a referendum on the UK’s membership of the ECHR:
“I’ve been persuaded by that. I think it has changed. It has become much more legally adventurist. It’s trying to second-guess what national jurisdiction should do. There’s a strong case for a proper referendum, a proper discussion about it, because I’m not certain that it actually provides people with protections that they wouldn’t otherwise have.”
Since 1978’s “living instrument doctrine” the ECtHR has had to power to jump into a huge range of domestic issues and has increasingly actively intervened where possible on Rwanda. Like blocking flights with a privately-issued injunction by one judge at the eleventh hour…
Boris insists he’s staying neutral in the leadership race though this has pricked the ears of Robert Jenrick’s leadership camp, which has been pushing throughout the race to leave the ECHR and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. They say it’s “not unhelpful.” The other three candidates prefer to stay in…
