Thread by @EachOtherUK

1/13: 🚨BREAKING NEWS: #LizTruss is the next #PrimeMinister. What could Truss's #HumanRights record mean for the future of the UK? eachother.org.uk/liz-truss-the-…

2/13: "Truss has a track record of voting against human rights progression in the UK and as prime minister will make policy decisions that will radically change rights protections. The first targets? A new #BillOfRights and the European Convention on Human Rights (#ECHR)."

3/13: "One of Truss's most controversial votes has been against retaining the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as part of UK law following #Brexit. She remains a member of the Conservative government which proposes to repeal the #HumanRightsAct (#HRA)."

4/13: "The proposed #RightsRemovalBill would make justice less accessible, deflect scrutiny from the government and place less onus on public authorities to safeguard our rights, as well as make deportations easier." eachother.org.uk/bill-of-rights….

5/13: "Recently, Truss told fellow #Tory MPs that she is "prepared" to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights (#ECHR) if reforms aimed at reducing the influence of judges in Strasbourg are not successful."

6/13: "If the UK were to leave the ECHR it would join Belarus and Russia as the only countries in Europe that are not part of the European human rights system. The UK has placed additional sanctions on Belarus and Russia for their violation of human rights."

7/13: "On migration Truss has ‘generally’ voted against the right to remain for EU nationals already living in the UK and has ‘consistently’ voted for stricter asylum laws as well as the stronger enforcement of immigration rules."theyworkforyou.com/mp/24941/eliza…

8/13: "She recently made headlines for her position on the controversial #Rwanda partnership. Truss, who worked closely with home secretary Priti Patel to draft the policy, will not only keep the partnership but suggests she will seek new deals with other countries."

9/13: "On socio-economic rights, Truss has consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices and consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability."

10/13: "Last week, it was reported that Truss will sign off on a push for more oil drilling in the North Sea if she was to win the Conservative leadership election, according to reports, drawing criticism from environmental campaigners."

11/13: "Truss 'generally' voted against measures to prevent climate change and recently announced her policy to temporarily scrap the ‘green levy,’ which funds projects to decarbonise the UK’s energy supply." theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

12/13: "Truss has voted for restricting legal aid and voted in favour of allowing national-security-sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions and out of the eye of the media."

13/13: "Records show that under the current government the prime minister has never rebelled against the party majority in a vote." Read the full story by @emmaeguy here: eachother.org.uk/the-new-prime-…