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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Nothing sensible ‘off the table’ to tackle Channel crossings – Attorney General

The Attorney General has said nothing effective and sensible will be “off the table” to deal with small boat crossings and a largely “broken” immigration system.

Lord Richard Hermer KC addressed the Lords Constitution Committee on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), following debate surrounding the use of the treaty in relation to immigration cases in the UK.

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