"Alain Berset stated, 'It is absolutely possible to leave the convention. Your decision. But what would it mean? It would create a new group of European countries not members of the Council of Europe and not implementing the Convention: Russia, Belarus and the UK. That would be the consequence.'"
"Policy Exchange criticized the warning as 'total nonsense', highlighting that Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe after its invasion of Ukraine, while Belarus has never been admitted due to human rights concerns."
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe warned that leaving the ECHR could align Britain with Russia and Belarus. Critics dismissed this comparison as misleading, emphasizing the UK's differences in governance and rule of law. They noted that Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe due to its actions in Ukraine, while Belarus has never been a member due to human rights violations. The debate over the UK's relationship with the ECHR has intensified among political factions.
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