22 March 2023
The Lord Chancellor, Dominic Raab, appearing before the Justice and Home Affairs Committee last week, told MPs the UK’s ascension to the Lugano Convention was a ‘no brainer’ and a ‘win-win’ scenario and recommitted the UK government’s enthusiasm to join.
Raab said the government has no current plans to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), but suggested that if Strasbourg interferes with legislation on small boats or the Bill of Rights Bill, the position regarding the ECHR may have to be reconsidered.
He declined to answer questions regarding the bullying allegations against him, which are subject to an ongoing inquiry.
