Government looks at use of human rights law to argue for people being allowed to stay, which PM called a ‘loophole’
Ministers are reviewing how international human rights law is being applied to allow people to stay in the UK after entering by irregular means, Yvette Cooper has said.
The home secretary said on Sunday she was looking into the implementation of article eight of the Human Rights Act, which guarantees people the right to a family life and has been used by people to argue for their right to stay in the UK.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/yvette-cooper-reviews-right-to-family-life-for-people-who-enter-uk-irregularly
Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
Publish date : 2025-03-30 10:29:00
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