Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

At the Conservative Party conference at the beginning of the month, the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, and the Defence Secretary, Mr. Michael Fallon, stated that they were planning to ensure that the British army would opt out, in other words be excluded, from the European Convention on Human Rights during future conflicts. This is a clear case of Britain waiving the rules. Does the Minister share my concern at these proposals? Does he view this as a first step on the road to the British Government's intent to completely repeal the Human Rights Act?

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