Cameron refuses to rule out leaving European convention on human rights

PM tells Commons he would rule out 'absolutely nothing' if UK failed to secure right to veto judgments from European court David Cameron has confirmed that he would be prepared to withdraw from the European convention on human rights if a series of proposed changes to Britain's human rights laws are rejected by Strasbourg. The prime minister told the former Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell, a leading member of the "Runnymede Tories" who are committed to upholding British membership of the...