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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Yvette Cooper reviews right to family life for people who enter UK irregularly

Yvette Cooper being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg on the BBC
Yvette Cooper has also announced a crackdown on ‘gig’ employers such as takeaways and barber shops who employ people without the correct visa status. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/AFP/Getty Images

Ministers are reviewing how international human rights law is being applied to allow people to stay in the UK after entering by irregular means, Yvette Cooper has said.

The home secretary said on Sunday she was looking into the implementation of article eight of the Human Rights Act, which protects the right to a family life and has been used by people to argue for their right to stay in the UK.

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