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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell,David Maddox and Kate Devlin

Starmer to curb asylum seekers using human rights to avoid deportation

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a dramatic U-turn over international human rights laws that have been criticised for making it harder to deport asylum seekers.

The prime minister said the government will review the way British courts apply the controversial European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), which could mean asylum seekers are no longer able to avoid being sent back to their home country by claiming they could face torture as a result.

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