Former Conservative leader Lord Michael Howard has said Britain should not rule out withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), but emphasised this should be a "last resort and not a first".

Speaking on GB News, the Conservative peer warned that human rights laws have given courts too much power in the UK's judicial system.

Former Conservative leader Lord Michael Howard has said Britain should not rule out withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), but emphasised this should be a "last resort and not a first".Speaking on GB News, the Conservative peer warned that human rights laws have given court...{ai:summary}<p>Former Conservative leader Lord Michael Howard suggested that Britain might need to consider withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), though he stressed this should be a last resort. He expressed concerns that human rights laws have granted excessive power to the courts in the UK. </p><p>#politics</p>

Lord Howard: UK faces 'real ECHR problem' with the Supreme Court

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