"Sir Keir Starmer has said his government will look again at international law to meet the challenge of "mass migration". The prime minister gave the clearest sign yet the government is planning a major overhaul on the use of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in immigration cases, but insisted he would not pull the UK out of existing treaties."
"Sir Keir told Radio 4's Today Programme "we need to look again at the interpretation" of a wide range of international laws by UK courts. Sir Keir warned that laws must be "applied in the circumstances as they are now" before adding that countries were experiencing "mass migration in a way that we have not seen in previous years". To meet this new challenge "we need to look at again at the interpretation of some of these provisions, not tear them down", he said."
"On the issue of deportation, he was asked about the example of a Brazilian paedophile who successfully claimed he would be treated worse in a Brazilian prison than he would in a British prison. The prime minister drew a line between deporting someone to "summary execution" and claims based on worse healthcare or prison conditions abroad. "I believe that those genuinely fleeing persecution should be afforded asylum and that is a compassionate act," he added."
Government will re-examine how UK courts interpret a range of international laws to respond to unprecedented mass migration. Plans include considering changes to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights in immigration cases while maintaining treaty membership. Existing international instruments cited as affecting deportation include Articles 3 and 8 of the ECHR, the UN Refugee Convention, the Torture Convention and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Distinctions will be drawn between life‑threatening risks such as summary execution and claims based on poorer foreign prison or healthcare conditions. Policy adjustments aim to enable more deportations of foreign criminals.
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