It is widely recognised that leaving the European Court of Human Rights is essential to revive Britain. If human rights are universal, then there is no such thing as citizenship, as every foreigner has the same rights as those of British citizens.
British citizens would not lose any protections themselves, as all relevant rights are already secured in UK law.
In this report, Guy Dampier and Suella Braverman offer a detailed plan to leave.
Summary of the video above.
- (00:00) Opens with the question of where power truly lies in the UK—from Parliament to Downing Street, the Supreme Court, or as it claims, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.
- (01:10–01:43) Post-WWII Europe created the ECHR to safeguard personal liberty, with the UK embracing it as a way to enshrine rights rooted in Magna Carta and habeas corpus. Initially, individuals couldn’t challenge their governments there—but that changed in 1966.
- (02:08–02:37) Harold Wilson’s 1966 reforms allowed individuals to bring cases directly to Strasbourg, challenging parliamentary sovereignty and enabling the ECHR to reinterpret the Convention over time.
- (02:37–03:08) In 1998, decisions from the ECHR became binding on member states. Tony Blair’s Human Rights Act integrated them into UK law, giving Strasbourg rulings supremacy over domestic legislation.
- (03:41–04:36) The speaker highlights examples of ECHR interpretations preventing deportations—from terrorists to murderers—citing Article 3 and Article 8 as overly expansive, accusing the UK of becoming overly lenient.
- (05:02–05:33) Courts in Strasbourg allegedly legitimize militant protests through broad readings of Articles 10 and 11. The BLM-related Colston statue toppling is used as an example.
- (06:10–07:30) Criticism arises over ECHR rulings against British soldiers in Northern Ireland, arguing the Convention prioritizes terrorist rights over those of the military, leading to legal reprisals decades later.
- (09:19–10:31) The speaker concludes that reforms have failed (citing Blair, Cameron, Sunak) and proposes a full exit via Article 58, repealing the Human Rights Act, reforming judicial review, and rewriting parts of devolution laws and the Good Friday Agreement, while pledging domestic protections rooted in Magna Carta and common law.