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Conservatives Bar ECHR Opponents, Push for Mass Deportations

10/5/2025

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Kemi Badenoch announced Conservative candidates opposing leaving European Convention on Human Rights will be barred from standing in the next election.
Two Conservative politicians, Mark Gallagher and Keith Prince, defected to Reform UK over dissatisfaction with party's direction and leadership.
Conservatives aim to deport 150,000 annually with a Removals Force modeled on US ICE and repeal the Human Rights Act.

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Kemi Badenoch announced Conservative candidates opposing leaving European Convention on Human Rights will be barred from standing in the next election.
Two Conservative politicians, Mark Gallagher and Keith Prince, defected to Reform UK over dissatisfaction with party's direction and leadership.
Conservatives aim to deport 150,000 annually with a Removals Force modeled on US ICE and repeal the Human Rights Act.