British politicians have long used the European Convention on Human Rights as a punching bag. It constrains Britain in three ways https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/04/01/can-reforms-save-the-european-convention-on-human-rights?taid=69cf7837f0c12100012b8d4e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante
