BBC Politics15 May 2026
UK backs human rights plan to accelerate illegal migration removals
The agreement pushes for a new approach to the continent's main human rights treaty to tackle modern migration pressures.
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BBC Politics15 May 2026
UK backs human rights plan to accelerate illegal migration removals
The agreement pushes for a new approach to the continent's main human rights treaty to tackle modern migration pressures.
Immigration
The Guardian Politics15 May 2026
Why rights groups fear new ECHR declaration could weaken migrant protections
Political statement agreed by all 46 Council of Europe states could give them more leeway to carry out deportations A political declaration aimed at clarifying key aspects of the European convention on human rights was published on Friday, agreed by all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. Critics fear that it will weaken human rights protections for migrants. The ECHR system has become a political battleground, with both the Conservatives and Reform UK pledging to leave the convention if
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Conservative Home15 May 2026
Helen Whately: Starmer’s failure is a stark warning to all politicians who think they can wing it and promise the moon
The country is fed up. Fed up with politicians promising but not delivering. Fed up with seeing their taxes spent on things they don’t want – from far flung aid projects to hand-outs to migrants. Fed up with working all hours and having nothing left at the end of the month. The post Helen Whately: Starmer’s failure is a stark warning to all politicians who think they can wing it and promise the moon appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics14 May 2026
UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum
Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of rights laws to make it easier to deport people Keir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying to water down legal protections for torture victims as ministers from 46 countries including the UK prepare to make it easier to deport refused asylum seekers and foreign criminals. Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, is expected to agree a “political declaration” on Friday with other members of the Council of Europe, which oversees the
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Conservative Home13 May 2026
Katie Lam: Political sectarianism is growing in Britain – it should worry us all
Successive governments have made decisions on immigration and around assimilation which have created conditions in which some groups haven’t adopted the norms, behaviours, and customs of mainstream British society. Sectarianism is the political manifestation of that and, if we want to address it, we must address these underlying causes. The post Katie Lam: Political sectarianism is growing in Britain – it should worry us all appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Express Politics12 May 2026
King's Speech 2026: The 35 bills, the royal embarrassment and one humiliated PM
King Charles will deliver the King's Speech on Wednesday with 35 bills covering housing, immigration and EU alignment - as Starmer fights for his survival.
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Starmer hopes to regain momentum with unveiling of dozens of bills in king’s speech
Planned legislation includes housing, immigration and energy measures, and comes amid awkwardness with the palace over Charles’s role Keir Starmer will attempt to regain the political initiative on Wednesday as his government announces a package of 35 bills for the next parliamentary session, covering everything from housing to immigration. The embattled prime minister will release details of dozens of bills that he intends to pass over the next 12 months, even as his own MPs line up to demand h
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Express Politics12 May 2026
Outrageous! - France showing Channel migrants 'where to go' if they get lost
The staggering admissions will prompt renewed criticism of Labour's new migrant pact with France.
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Express Politics10 May 2026
Reform councils could become first to stop housing migrants - 'put British people first'
Nigel Farage has pledged to 'look very hard' at leaving Labour's migrant resettlement programmes in his party's 14 new local authorities.
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Express Politics10 May 2026
Surge in refugees seeking help in Calais report spurs call to deter Channel crossings
A charity warns of a '33% increase in the number of refugees' seeking help in Calais triggers warning of 'Labour's border failure'
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Express Politics10 May 2026
Fury erupts as state-funded French film director 'urges illegal migrants to cross Channel
It comes as the number of small boat crossings to the UK surges past 200,000.
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