Petitions/Write law that a referendum is required for the UK to be able to leave the ECHR
StatusOngoing
Opened24 Feb 2026
Closes
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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The European Convention on Human Rights enshrines our basic human rights, gives us the right to a fair trial, right to privacy and helps protect us from things like torture, unlawful killing, slavery but also punishment without law and freedom of speech, assembly, religion, privacy and much more.

I want the government to write into law that in order for any future government to be able to leave the European Convention of Human Rights, which is separate to the European Union, a referendum must take place in order to force politicians to put the case to the people so the pros and cons can have a proper public debate and such a fundamental change be directly decided by the people. We believe this kind of change is something that only the people should be able to decide

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Constituency engagement ranking

Olivia Blake
1Olivia Blake MP
Sheffield Hallam
37
Ben Lake
2Ben Lake MP
Ceredigion Preseli
33
Louise Sandher-Jones
3Louise Sandher-Jones MP
North East Derbyshire
32
Jon Pearce
4Jon Pearce MP
High Peak
28
Noah Law
5Noah Law MP
St Austell and Newquay
28
Ian Sollom
6Ian Sollom MP
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
28
Dr Kieran Mullan
7Dr Kieran Mullan MP
Bexhill and Battle
27
Samantha Dixon
8Samantha Dixon MP
Chester North and Neston
27
Ashley Dalton
9Ashley Dalton MP
West Lancashire
27
Siân Berry
10Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
26