Starmer faces pressure to limit human rights laws

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from his own party members to change human rights laws that stop the deportation of foreign criminals and rejected asylum seekers. Several Labour MPs, especially from the Red Wall area, are concerned about how Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights is used in court. This article protects the right to family life, and they believe it is being misused to block deportations. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is currently reviewing the immigration system due to recent controversial cases. In one instance, a foreign criminal was allowed to stay even after their spouse had died. In another case, a tribunal permitted an Albanian criminal to remain in the UK partly because his son would not want to eat foreign chicken nuggets. Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash stated that many Labour MPs want to provide stricter control over immigration and asylum for their constituents. Today, MPs are scheduled to meet with a prominent barrister to discuss these issues further.