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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Lynch

Government reviewing use of human rights law to halt deportations – Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper leaving BBC Broadcasting House in London (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government is reviewing how international human rights law is applied to migration cases, Yvette Cooper said, ahead of convening a summit with other countries aimed at tackling people-smuggling gangs.

Ministers are reviewing how article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – the right to family life – applies to migration law, the Home Secretary signalled.

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