Lord Blunkett urges PM to consider deporting illegal migrants regardless of EHCR
- Lord Blunkett has urged the Prime Minister to deport foreign criminals and illegal immigrants through agreements with designated safe countries, overriding the European Convention on Human Rights .
- Labour MPs have requested the Prime Minister to disregard the ECHR and proceed with deportations of foreign criminals and illegal immigrants.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is reviewing the application of Article 8 in immigration courts to ensure proper usage.
- The backlog of outstanding immigration appeals in the UK has reached 41,987, an increase of nearly 500% since early 2022.
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This Isn’t About Pandering To The Far Right. It’s About Listening To People
Accusations that Robert Abela is “pandering to the far right” by calling for an update to the European Convention of Human Rights look quite short-sighted. Abela’s argument, which is backed by other European leaders, is that the courts are interpreting the Convention in a manner that is preventing European countries from returning failed asylum seekers. The Convention, which came into force some 70 years ago, must therefore be updated to close c…
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