Farage ‘hasn’t got the faintest idea’ of consequences of leaving ECHR, says Benn:
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said jeopardising the Good Friday ...
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Threat to Good Friday Agreement from ECHR ExitHilary Benn warns that leaving the ECHR risks destabilizing Northern Ireland peace established in 1998.
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- Hilary Benn described removing the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) from the Good Friday Agreement as dangerously irresponsible.
- Nigel Farage supports exiting the ECHR and suggests renegotiating the agreement to exclude it.
- The 1998 Good Friday Agreement ended three decades of terrorist violence in Northern Ireland and serves as a peace foundation.
- Downing Street opposes leaving the ECHR, highlighting its role in international agreements and maintaining peace.
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement brought to an end three decades of terrorist violence in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom.— Hilary Benn, Northern Ireland Secretary, on the significance of the ECHR in relation to the Good Friday Agreement.
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