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The body that oversees the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is “absolutely ready” to consider changes to the treaty to address concerns over migration, its chief has said.

Speaking to the BBC , the Council of Europe’s secretary general, Alain Berset, said the organisation with 46-member states needs to see what to discuss and “maybe to change and adapt”.

His comments come as political debate surrounds the ECHR in relation to immigration cases in the UK, including calls to quit it by the Conservatives and Reform UK.

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