Ministers in Strasbourg have been discussing the European Convention on Human Rights and how it affects migration
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Keir Starmer has said the government must change the way human rights laws are implemented to make it easier to deport unauthorised immigrants.
He argued in an article for the Guardian that urgent changes to the convention’s application were needed to defeat “the forces of hate and division” he says are growing across Europe.
They were attending an informal meeting of the Council of Europe alongside representatives of 45 other countries. They discussed the convention and how it affects migration.
