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ECHR must be reformed to restore ‘fraying’ public confidence – Lord Chancellor

Shabana Mahmood told the Council of Europe in a speech in Strasbourg the ECHR ‘must evolve’ to respond to new realities.

Evening Standard

Why Keir Starmer risks making the same mistake as David Cameron when it comes to Europe

ANALYSIS : After the former prime minister’s failed attempts to reform the EU in order to see off the threat of Eurosceptics within his party, Archie Mitchell asks whether Keir Starmer will come to regret opening the door to reforming the ECHR

The Independent UK

DWP says transitional payments scheme for those losing Pip ‘one of most generous ever’ – as it happened

Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’

The Guardian - UK

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Voices: The tide has turned against the European Convention on Human Rights

COMMENT: As two backbench Labour MPs break ranks to voice their support for rewriting the Convention – following an even more surprising intervention by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey – John Rentoul wonders if both sides of the Commons have realised that this is the only way Britain can remain…

The Independent UK

Ex-president Sarkozy Stripped Of France's Top Honour After Conviction

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour -- the country's highest distinction -- following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published Sunday.

International Business Times

Italy not liable for Libyan coastguard's actions in 2017 boat sinking, ECHR says

Since 2017, Italy has supplied Libya with funding, vessels and training as part of an agreement to slow the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Euronews

EU rights court says Italy not responsible for Libyan coast guard actions over migrant boat sinking

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy could not be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in a fatal boat sinking in 2017

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Family visa income threshold should not rise to skilled worker level – review

The Migration Advisory Committee said that approach would most likely conflict with international law.

Evening Standard

'Britain Is Being Mugged': Tory Minister Slams 'Broken' Asylum System, Says UK Can't Be Home for Everyone

On 6 June 2025, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called Britain's asylum system 'broken' and said the UK is being 'mugged' by unchecked migration. She proposed tougher laws, including possible ECHR reforms and third-country processing, reigniting the national immigration debate ahead of elections.

International Business Times UK

US-style blanket travel bans could be 'viable' in UK, says Tory chief Badenoch

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch on Friday said the UK could introduce its own travel bans, arguing that Britain is being "mugged" by "illegal migration."

Euronews

Downing Street ‘welcomes’ ECHR debate as Badenoch launches exit probe

A Number 10 spokesman said it was ‘important’ there were discussions about how the convention operated.

Evening Standard

UK Charts Own Course on Human Rights and Sanctions Amid EU Reform Push

Britain's refusal to join a European call for ECHR reform—and its growing divergence from EU sanctions policy—highlight mounting legal and compliance challenges in a post-Brexit landscape

International Business Times

Kemi Badenoch admits she is still learning how to lead the Tories: ‘It takes a while’

Conservative Party leader likens herself to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron as she says it takes time to get to grips with the role

The Independent UK

Badenoch says US-style blanket travel bans could be ‘viable’ in UK

Tory leader says she has not seen Trump’s banned list but she does not rule out similar system for Britain

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The Independent UK

Badenoch lays out ‘tests’ for Britain to leave ECHR in new Tory probe

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Human rights laws need 'tightening,' says Cabinet minister amid Tory move to quit ECHR to cut immigration

Environment Secretary Steve Reed’s comments came as the head of the Council of Europe, whose role includes promoting human rights, argued the ECHR needed to be ‘adapted’ for the modern world

The Guardian - UK

Convention on human rights must adapt, says Council of Europe head

Alain Berset acknowledged growing criticism of the 75-year-old treaty, but said any changes must also respect ‘our core values’

The Independent UK

Badenoch to launch probe into UK exiting European Convention on Human Rights

The Tory leader will use a speech on Friday to set out her plans for a commission on whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights

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Badenoch ‘increasingly’ supportive of leaving ECHR as she launches exit probe

The Conservative leader is expected to set out her plans for a commission about whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservatives and international law: a party trapped inside its own destructive obsessions

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch’s European human rights withdrawal plan would weaken Britain, delight authoritarians and achieve none of the goals the Tories imagine

Evening Standard

Badenoch to launch review examining whether UK should pull out of ECHR

It comes ahead of a speech Conservative leader Mrs Badenoch is expected to make on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Labour minister backs down after comparing Reform and parts of media to Nazis

A LABOUR minister and close ally of Keir Starmer has drawn a parallel between calls to ignore international law from within both Westminster and the…

Evening Standard

Attorney General ‘regrets’ comparing calls to leave ECHR with 1930s Germany

Lord Hermer faced criticism from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for a speech he made on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Lord Hermer ‘regrets’ comparing Reform and Tories’ policy to Nazi Germany

Attorney general acknowledges his ‘choice of words was clumsy’

The Guardian - UK

Two Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights

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