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What Has the European Convention on Human Rights Ever Done for Us?

After Theresa May says Britain should leave the European convention on human rights, Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough and Sarah Solemani expose the problems in the Conservative plan for a UK bill of rights. This satirical take on the classic Monty Python sketch asks 'what has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?'

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