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bjelkeman-again on Dec 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: 'Snoopers' charter' changes put forward

It is good to note that Brexit isn’t automatically an exit from European Court of Human Rights, if I read this correctly. These are separate institutions.

http://www.e-ir.info/2017/07/27/implications-of-brexit-for-t...

frobozz on Dec 5, 2017 [–]

That's true, but the current PM has long been opposed to the ECHR. Even when apparently in favour of the EU.

With the overpowered repeal bill, she can use Brexit to get us out of anything with 'E' in the name, without bothering to put it to parliament.

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