Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 27 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on Council of Europe (UK Chairmanship).

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We all accept that, but the fact is that the process has gone way beyond what was envisaged by people such as Winston Churchill. The hon. Lady presumably wants to protect vulnerable women. Going back again to the diaries of former immigration Minister, he wrote that his proposal to increase the marriage age from 18 to 21 for a family visa would be overturned by judicial review because of the judges constantly referring to the convention on human rights. It is anti-human rights now, and we must reform it fundamentally.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 534 c513
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Cyprus Democracy Homosexuality Human rights European Convention on Human Rights Gender European Union Internet Discrimination Freedom of expression European Court of Human Rights Parliament Sovereignty Reform Rule of law Turkey Council of Europe FIFA
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

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