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Today a thread of threads on the European Convention on Human Rights. It is worth understanding what the PM wants to get rid of. I will be building it during the day 1/? 🧵
It has always been a target and it depends on stirring up more fury about lawyers and the EU. It is about freedom from liability for much broader rights erosion

Narrow focus on deportations is intentional and also misleading 2/?
Cummings signposted this very early doors. No point getting rid of the Human Rights Act if folk can lean on the #ECHR when the selective impacts on local workers and consumers mount 3/?
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🔴 In July this year #DataReformBill was introduced in the House of Commons. The Bill was this govt's spin off of #GDPR

But it has now hit the brakes, announcing a revamp of the Bill. What were the plans so far & what will change?

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The announcement of changes to existing GDPR replacement came from Michelle Donelan.

Speaking about this at the #ToryConference, she said, "we will be replacing GDPR with our business and consumer-friendly, British data protection system" /2
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She also said that data adequacy will be retained "so businesses can trade freely."

But many are worried an added regulatory regime on top of the EU's GDPR will only add to the woes of UK businesses working with EU countries. /3
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