Review Proposed by Kemi Badenoch on Tory's Immigration Policy: Examination of Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights
Let's Get Down to Business:
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory big cheese, has given a major spiel on immigration and announced a nosy-parker investigation into the UK leaving the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
In a fiery speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in Westminster, Badenoch ranted about a legal system gone rogue, stating, "We've got a legal culture hooked on political activism instead of public interest!"
Her posse, including lofty lad Lord Wolfson KC and femme fatale Helen Grant, will sculpt the Tory gameplan on the ECHR. Lord Wolfson will play the point man, dissecting the nitty-gritty of leaving the ECHR and rambling on about possible domino effects.
Badenoch laid out her five golden rules for them to follow: government control over deportations, addressing lawfare aimed at veterans, fairness with social housing, and taking command over prison sentences and climate policy.
The Tory queenpin ensured everyone knew she ain't asking Wolfson to make a snap decision — that's a big, political call, not a legal one. Instead, this is an opportunity to map out the ins and outs of a potential ECHR exit and consider what the consequences might be, especially in Northern Ireland.
Uncertainties linger about the specifics of this investigation, especially when Badenoch hinted her whole gang would be a part of it.
Chasing the Critters Away?
Badenoch's speech covered a broad range of topics, from child grooming gangs to Chelsea Pensioners, and the fuss over Starmer's attorney general, Lord Hermer, who apologized for a seemingly brainless remark about those advocating for limits on international human rights law as being like Nazis.
She said boldly, "While he may have apologized, it's obvious this is what he thinks."
Badenoch believes the ECHR is being twisted into a weapon used by lawyers to undermine democratic decisions and common sense. A Labour mouthpiece retorted, "Kemi Badenoch's review is nothing more than an attempt to appease Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage's Reform Party. If she's so convinced, why didn't the Conservatives make these changes when they were in power, instead of simply burying them in the sand?"
When the review was first mentioned yesterday, Reform UK's social media squad quickly swung into action, dredging up an old House of Lords speech clip by Lord Wolfson, in which he declared, "I support our membership."
- The Tory review, led by Kemi Badenoch, aims to scrutinize the UK's exit from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), a move that falls under the domain of policy-and-legislation and general news due to its political implications.
- In her speech, Kemi Badenoch criticized the ECHR, suggesting it has become a tool for lawyers to challenge democratic decisions, thereby touching upon the intersection of politics and law.
