Jennifer Thetford-Kay(@JenKteach):Colin’s thread is a clear look at what withdrawing from the 1951 Refugee Convention would actually require. It’s not just political will. It involves amending a thicket of domestic legislation, the near-necessity of also leaving the ECHR for it to have real effect, knock-on issues for the Good Friday Agreement and devolution settlements, trade agreements, and a process that could easily stretch years even with expedited powers. Too many people on all sides treat this as a simple on/off switch....It’s more complicated than the slogans suggest. Worth reading the full thread properly:

2026.08.08 20:52

Colin’s thread is a clear look at what withdrawing from the 1951 Refugee Convention would actually require. It’s not just political will. It involves amending a thicket of domestic legislation, the near-necessity of also leaving the ECHR for it to have real effect, knock-on issues for the Good Friday Agreement and devolution settlements, trade agreements, and a process that could easily stretch years even with expedited powers. Too many people on all sides treat this as a simple on/off switch....It’s more complicated than the slogans suggest. Worth reading the full thread properly:

Colin Carroll@0Maxamin39427

2026.08.08 20:16

After having a discussion with an ex-barrister about the required process & plausibility of the UK Ceasing to be a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, I decided to look into this in more depth. I looked into what domestic legislation would have to be 1/7