‘Lefty lawyer’ Keir Starmer to push for ECHR reform
The U.K. prime minister — a former human rights lawyer — wants to shake up Strasbourg amid pressure over migration rulings. Some fear inaction will stoke "the next Brexit."
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Kemi Badenoch says ECHR is letting migrants 'mug' Britain and is blocking action on grooming gangs as Tory leader says UK will 'likely' have to quit
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In a major speech, the Tory leader bemoaned the effect of the treaty in a number of areas - including tackling illegal migration, deporting sex offenders, and protecting military veterans.
Senior Tory says Britain 'needs to leave' the ECHR as Kemi Badenoch launches probe into how to exit Strasbourg court
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Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said the Conservatives were 'increasingly of the view' that the UK needs to remove itself from the oversight of Strasbourg judges.
12 days ago
Kemi's human rights exodus: Badenoch to say she's ready to quit the ECHR in order to take back control of Britain's borders
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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will say today that she is 'increasingly of the view we need to leave' the Strasbourg Court to prevent activist judges frustrating attempts to deal with the migrant crisis.
The Guardian view on the Conservatives and international law: a party trapped inside its own destructive obsessions | Editorial
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Kemi Badenoch’s European human rights withdrawal plan would weaken Britain, delight authoritarians and achieve none of the goals the Tories imagine
Kemi Badenoch’s announcement of a Conservative party…
13 days ago
Badenoch launches review into possible ECHR exit
A review by the shadow attorney general will examine whether the UK should exit certain domestic and international agreements.
18 days ago
Keir Starmer's top legal adviser Lord Hermer apologises for 'clumsy' speech comparing calls for UK to quit ECHR to early Nazi ideology
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In an astonishing speech last night Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, hit out at right wing MPs and the media for being behind a 'siren song' pushing for Britain to drop international law.
Labour minister defends Keir Starmer's top legal adviser over 'appalling' claim that calls for UK to quit ECHR echo early Nazi Germany
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In an astonishing speech last night Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, hit out at MPs and the media for being behind a 'siren song' pushing for Britain to drop international law.
19 days ago
Keir Starmer's top legal adviser claims calls to quit the ECHR are similar to those made by the Nazis
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Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, hit out at MPs and the media for being behind a 'siren song' pushing for Britain to drop international law, in a lecture at the Royal United Services Institute.
37 days ago
Dining across the divide: ‘I was expecting her to shout me down’
They disagreed on freedom of movement and the UK leaving the ECHR – could they bond over AI?
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