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Farage proposes ECHR exit to deport 600,000 asylum seekers

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stated that leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be necessary to deport 600,000 asylum seekers, potentially requiring renegotiation of the Good Friday Agreement which incorporates the ECHR.

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PoliticsFarage proposes ECHR exit to deport 600,000 asylum seekers

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stated that leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be necessary to deport 600,000 asylum seekers, potentially requiring renegotiation of the Good Friday Agreement which incorporates the ECHR.

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