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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sophie Wingate

Starmer pledges rethink on international law to stop ‘Farage boats’

The Prime Minister has stepped up his attacks on the Reform UK leader (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “look at” how UK courts apply human rights law on asylum cases, as he dubbed the small boats he is trying to stop crossing the English Channel “Farage boats”.

The Prime Minister said international laws, such as the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), would not be “torn down” by the Government, but that their legal interpretations would be reviewed in an effort to curb asylum claims.

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