Foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers are dodging deportation by taking advantage of “vaguely worded” human rights laws, according to Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp. He warned that Parliament’s authority is being “circumvented” by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), with UK judges making decisions that, in his view, defy common sense.
His comments come in the wake of several high-profile cases, including an Albanian criminal who avoided deportation after claiming his son disliked foreign chicken nuggets and a convicted Pakistani pedophile who was allowed to stay in the UK because his removal was deemed “unduly harsh” on his children, reported the Express.
