Senior politicians have been told of the “devastating” impact on UK crime and justice if the government leaves the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
Foreign criminals would have impunity to break laws in Britain, extradition between UK and European Union countries would cease, and investigators would no longer have access to DNA, fingerprint, and vehicle data, legal experts said on Tuesday.
The “dramatic” claims were made during the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, which questioned defence and prosecution experts on post-Brexit UK–EU security cooperation.
Members heard how Britain’s self-removal from the ECHR would leave it in a position of “mistrust”—similar to Russia—by other countries under the framework….