Downing Street has welcomed discussion about changing how the European Convention on Human Rights operates.

A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday it is “important” there is discussion on how the system works, after Alain Berset, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, said in a rare interview there should be “no taboo” about changing the rules of the agreement.

It comes as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the ECHR had become a “sword used to attack democratic decisions” and launched a review into whether she would commit to leaving the agreement.

Asked about Mr Berset’s remarks, a Number 10 spokesman said on Friday: “Border security is vital to national security, and we welcome efforts to ensure the European Convention on Human Rights is being applied correctly and a

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