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Why are there growing calls for Britain to quit the ECHR – and would it make a difference?

Here, The Independent takes a look at what the ECHR is, why some people think we should quit and why others say leaving may bring more problems than it solves

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Starmer could end asylum hotel use in six months with this one move, charity claims

The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

'Really dangerous': Liberty chief blasts Labour over human rights law tinkering

LABOUR’S tinkering with European human rights laws is “really dangerous”, according to the head of a leading civil liberties group.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025

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Northern Ireland will not be at forefront of Reform’s plans – Farage

The Reform UK leader responded to criticism of earlier remarks that he would ‘renegotiate’ the Good Friday Agreement.

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

Farage has no right to ‘tear up’ Good Friday Agreement – Hanna

But DUP MP Sammy Wilson has backed the Reform UK leader’s plans to renegotiate the peace deal.

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

Nigel Farage's bid to scrap human rights law could 'accelerate the end of the Union'

NIGEL Farage’s plan to scrap human rights protections could “accelerate the end of the Union” due to implications for the Good Friday…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025

Farage ‘hasn’t got the faintest idea’ of consequences of leaving ECHR, says Benn

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said jeopardising the Good Friday Agreement would be ‘dangerously irresponsible’.

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

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Nigel Farage’s ‘fag packet’ asylum plans are a golden opportunity for Labour

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Reform UK’s plan to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK without permission will be popular, but it is unworkable. It will also give the prime minister a winning idea – about how he should now assume a pivotal role in updating international…

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

The moral and economic costs of Farage’s plan to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers

Key planks of policy include Human Rights Act repeal and potential payments to countries such as Iran and Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025

Nigel Farage's deportation plans aren't just cruel – they would be a disaster

AT an airport in Oxfordshire, Nigel Farage grins while pointing at a giant mock departure board illustrating his plans to deport “illegal…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2025

Why Nigel Farage’s ‘fag packet’ migrant deportation plans don’t add up

NEWS ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage claims he would deport 600,000 asylum seekers in the first term of a Reform government and ramp up detentions of those who come here illegally. But the numbers don’t quite add up, as Alicja Hagopian and Millie Cooke report

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Voices: It’s time for Starmer to expose Farage’s snake oil on immigration

COMMENT: Nigel Farage and Reform UK have gone conveniently silent on Brexit while decrying small boats and asylum seekers – Keir Starmer needs to take significant measures to expose the reality of what they’re selling, while convincing the public that Labour is on course to do better, writes Andrew Grice

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

Dining across the divide: ‘I was really hardline about immigration – but her struggles softened me a bit’

Illegal immigration and the climate crisis were hotly debated by the novelist and the former tram driver. But did they end up on the same track?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2025

Britain felt like a safer place to be trans in the nineties, says UK’s first transgender judge

Giving her first interview since she began the process of taking the government to the European Court of Human Rights, Dr McCloud tells Millie Cooke she no longer sees the UK as a ‘safe place’ for trans people

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

Jack Straw urges Labour not to panic about threat of Nigel Farage

Former home secretary praises Keir Starmer’s success on world stage and says PM can win over sceptical UK public

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Conservatives not close to recognising ‘how badly placed they are’, says Gauke

Former minister says Tories are ignoring heartland voters and risk losing ground to Reform in next election

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025

The Guardian view on attacking the ECHR: the real target is judicial independence and the rule of law

Editorial: The populist right sees the European convention as a soft target in a longer campaign to degrade democratic checks and balances

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

Voices: Will Labour’s new migrant controls stop the boats… or encourage Nigel Farage?

COMMENT: As home secretary Yvette Cooper announces £100m to pay for more border officers and new surveillance technology, among a raft of key measures, Sean O'Grady admits that there is no silver bullet to stop illegal immigration – and that slow, unshowy progress risks playing into Reform UK’s hands

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The Conversation · Jul 28, 2025

How the UK could reform the European convention on human rights

Whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been a debate in UK politics for years. Conservatives have long accused the convention of interfering with government policy on migration and criminal justice, and have debated repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 (which enshrines the convention…

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Voices: With her Tory reshuffle, what is Kemi Badenoch really up to?

COMMENT: To prop up her team, the Conservatives’ vulnerable leader had little choice but to ‘hug’ one of her previous rivals close – and she was right to keep Robert Jenrick at arm’s length, argues John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Athlete Caster Semenya wins human rights fight over sex eligibility

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Caster Semenya declares victory after ECHR rules she was denied fair hearing

Semenya said she had been “waiting 15 years” for this judgement.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Caster Semenya wins ECHR appeal as sex eligibility case set to return to court

The 34-year-old has been unable to compete in her favoured 800 metres event since 2019

International Business Times · Jul 10, 2025

European Court To Rule In Semenya Sports Gender Case

A top European court will decide Thursday whether double Olympic champion Caster Semenya can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete as a woman, in a key decision on contested gender testing.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 10, 2025

Rights court says Olympic runner Semenya did not get fair trial in gender case

A top European court Thursday said a Swiss court did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial in a much-awaited appeals ruling over contested gender testing.

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