Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Sir Keir Starmer faced a furious backlash on the final day of Labour's conference, suggesting a change in how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted.

The prime minister thinks "we need to look again at the interpretation" at a range of international laws to ensure unsuccessful asylum seekers and foreign criminals can be deported.

Charities were furious at Sir Keir's comments, with Care4Calais calling the former human rights lawyer a "human rights shredder" and Liberty warning he risks "unravelling of the protections we all depend upon". 

But politicians were more supportive, with former Labour Home Secretary Jack Straw telling The Independent it was "very sensible". 

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