EU could end joint policing if UK quits ECHR over small boat crossings

Legal experts say Brussels has right to take retaliatory action, making cross-border law enforcement harderUK politics live – latest news updatesThe UK’s trade agreement with the EU could be immediately terminated if the British government quits the European convention on human rights (EHCR) over the issue of stopping small boat crossings across the Channel, legal experts have said.Under the 2020 trade and cooperation agreement (TCA), the EU has the right to take retaliatory action i