Rishi Sunak accused of 'willy-waving' over threat to withdraw the UK from European human rights act
Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'willy waving' over his threats to withdraw the UK from European human rights regulations, making it easier to remove migrants from the UK.Rishi Sunak has been accused of "willy waving" by fellow Tory MPs over threats to withdraw the UK from European human rights rules in order to make it easier to deport migrants.
Conservative backbenchers reportedly raised concerns after the Prime Minister considered removing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights . It follows the news politics website Politico obtained Tory WhatsApp messages which saw backbenchers question the proposed move by Sunak. According to one particular Tory chat on the popular messaging app, Jackie Doyle-Price, Conservative MP for Thurrock, said: "willy-waving about leaving the ECHR will do zilch".Jackie Doyle-Price was seen to criticise the PM's proposed move.The ECHR is regularly used to oppose the deportation of migrants and was set up after the Second World War by a number of politicians, including then PM Sir Winston Churchill.
Doyle-Price added: "This group leaves me cold. Upholding the law should never be a matter for debate for a Conservative.
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