34 Reasons to Vote Labour
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REASON 6<br />
THE BRITISH BILL OF RIGHTS<br />
The conservative government, whilst Theresa May was Home Secretary,<br />
brought forward plans <strong>to</strong> pull out of the European Convention on Human<br />
Rights and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.<br />
Please note that this has nothing <strong>to</strong> do with Britain Leaving the EU. We have<br />
been part of the convention since it was introduced by the Council of Europe<br />
- nothing <strong>to</strong> do with the EU either - and there are 47 members. The fact that<br />
the convention involves other countries offers some additional protection<br />
for our human rights should we find ourselves with a more extreme<br />
government.<br />
Groups who have benefitted from judgments under the convention have<br />
included the disabled, gay and trans people, children and innocent people<br />
whose data was unlawfully retained.<br />
The Bill of Rights proposed by the Conservatives will not be published until<br />
after the election but the document proposing the change includes the<br />
phrase "There will be a threshold below which Convention rights will not be<br />
engaged" - in other words a level at which our rights may not be guaranteed<br />
or defended as they would be under the convention.<br />
<strong>Labour</strong> supports our continuing membership of the convention.<br />
VOTE LABOUR TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE'S HUMAN<br />
RIGHTS ARE FULLY PROTECTED - INCLUDING<br />
PROTECTING THEM FROM OUR OWN GOVERNMENT