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Badenoch: ECHR has become 'sword used to attack democratic decisions'
Kemi Badenoch has warned there is "no silver bullet" to tackle immigration, but said it is "likely" the UK should leave the ECHR.
It comes as the Conservative Party leader launched a review into whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In a landmark speech setting out her party's position on immigration, the Tory leader accused the body, which dates back to the 1950s, of becoming a "sword used to attack democratic decisions and common sense".
Politics latest: Badenoch says 'Britain is being mugged' She said the ECHR has been used to prevent foreign criminals, including convicted groomers, from being deported, as they have a right to family life under Article Eight of the convention. Ms Badenoch said: "Over and over again, we hear of cases like this, where the law is weak, or just a mess.
"Right now, we are turning into a country that protects criminals and rewards their victims." She said "this can't go on" and described the use of the law in this way as "lawfare". New immigration policy Ms Badenoch said she would like to see "a total end to asylum claims in this country by illegal immigrants".
She also said the Conservatives want "all those who arrive illegally and try to claim asylum" to be deported immediately. The current asylum system is "broken.
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