Overview

• Former Labour home secretary Jack Straw proposes amending the Human Rights Act so UK courts are not required to take account of Strasbourg case law.
• Straw, who helped draft the 1998 Act, argues the convention’s interpretation is being misused in deportation cases and says targeted reform would be faster than a full withdrawal.
• Nigel Farage has pledged to leave the ECHR, repeal the Human Rights Act and disapply other treaties to enable mass detention and deportation, alongside a British Bill of Rights limited to citizens and lawful residents.
• Downing Street and Keir Starmer say quitting the ECHR is not under consideration, with officials warning of risks to the Good Friday Agreement and to EU cooperation including extradition.
• Pressure from record Channel crossings continues, with 28,947 arrivals so far this year, as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper reviews the use of Article 8 in migration cases.