The latest stretch of our Magna Carta Progress is along the #RoadtoReykjavik, where a summit will be held by the Council of Europe in May to refocus their mission in the light of new threats to democracy and human rights and to support Ukraine.

It will be held days away from the 75th anniversary of the Congress of Europe, an early step taken towards a united Europe striving for peace after World War II. The event was dominated by Winston Churchill, but David Maxwell Fyfe was a delegate, starting his work on a Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. He was a respected figure there because of his recent work at the Nuremberg Trials cross-examining leading Nazis, including Hermann Goering. 

For the UK this will be a rocky #RoadtoReykjavik as the government introduces the Illegal Migration Bill, which threatens either to break up Churchill and Fyfe's legacy, the ECHR, or to facilitate the UK's withdrawal from the Council of Europe. We will continue to perform shining the light of the past on these troubled debates to encourage the government to work harmoniously with the Council of Europe to solve the current global problems and respect the freedoms of all on European soil.