European court of human rights

RAF Chinook crash victims’ families ask Andy Burnham for review of disaster

by The Guardian | Jul 26, 2026 | Andy Burnham, European court of human rights, Helicopter crashes, Law, Liam Fox, Military, Ministry of Defence, Politics, Scotland, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

PM urged to end ‘cover-up culture’ and order independent review taking in evidence that has emerged on 1994 crashThe families of those killed in an RAF Chinook crash in 1994 have urged Andy Burnham to end Britain’s “cover-up...

Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights

by The Guardian | Dec 10, 2025 | Council of Europe, European court of human rights, Human rights, Keir Starmer, Politics, The Guardian | 0 |

Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migrationKeir Starmer and Europe’s hardline governments risk creating a “hierarchy of people” as they seek to address...

No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Dec 10, 2025 | Budget 2025, Business, Conservatives, Council of Europe, Donald Trump, Economic policy, European court of human rights, House of Commons, House of Lords, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, London, Migration, PMQs, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Sadiq Khan, Social media, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news, Young people | 0 |

Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker Reeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped...

UK celebrities including Stephen Fry and Aisling Bea urge PM not to weaken torture protections

by The Guardian | Dec 9, 2025 | Aisling Bea, Council of Europe, David Lammy, European court of human rights, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Joanna Lumley, Keir Starmer, Labour, Law, Michael Palin, Politics, Stephen Fry, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Public figures sign letter saying plan to reinterpret ECHR for asylum seekers is ‘affront to us all’ and a threat to securityThe actors Michael Palin, Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley are among 21 well-known figures calling on Keir...

Home Office says past ‘hesitancy’ over removal of families and children of failed asylum seekers was wrong – live

by The Guardian | Nov 17, 2025 | BBC, Conservatives, Disability, Donald Trump, European court of human rights, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Migration, Politics, Race, Reform UK, Refugees, Richard Tice, Shabana Mahmood, Special educational needs, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Labour MP calls government’s asylum plans ‘dystopian’ amid backlash over ‘cruel’ policyMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new...

Labour accused of ‘performative cruelty’ over asylum plans – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Nov 17, 2025 | BBC, Conservatives, Disability, Donald Trump, European court of human rights, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Migration, Politics, Race, Reform UK, Refugees, Richard Tice, Shabana Mahmood, Special educational needs, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

SNP and Plaid Cymru say government facilitating Farage’s agenda with proposals to drastically tighten rulesMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home...

Starmer facing growing backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Nov 17, 2025 | Conservatives, European court of human rights, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Migration, Politics, Reform UK, Refugees, Shabana Mahmood, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UKMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the...

MPs vote down Farage’s proposal for UK to leave ECHR – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Oct 29, 2025 | China, Conservatives, Devolution, Espionage, European court of human rights, Green party, Home Office, House of Commons, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Migration, PMQs, Politics, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish politics, Shabana Mahmood, Steve Reed, The Guardian, UK news, Water | 0 |

Lib Dems say ECHR protects ‘our elderly and most vulnerable…the very people who need it most’Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary and former national security adviser, goes next. He is now a peer, and a member of the...

Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – as it happened

by The Guardian | Oct 8, 2025 | China, Conservative conference, Conservative conference 2025, Conservatives, Devolution, Economic policy, Ed Davey, Education, Espionage, European court of human rights, Green party, Human rights, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Money, Politics, Property, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish politics, Stamp duty, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news, Universities, Wales, Welsh politics, Zack Polanski | 0 |

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell...

Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Oct 8, 2025 | China, Conservative conference, Conservative conference 2025, Conservatives, Devolution, Economic policy, Ed Davey, Education, Espionage, European court of human rights, Green party, Human rights, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Money, Politics, Property, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish politics, Stamp duty, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news, Universities, Wales, Welsh politics, Zack Polanski | 0 |

The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is...

Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Oct 8, 2025 | Conservative conference, Conservatives, Devolution, Economic policy, Education, European court of human rights, Human rights, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Politics, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news, Universities, Wales, Welsh politics | 0 |

Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobilityVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen...

Pro-Palestine marches have become ‘carnivals of hatred’, Badenoch tells Tory conference – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Oct 5, 2025 | China, Conservative conference, Conservatives, European court of human rights, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Law, Migration, Police, Politics, Protest, Shabana Mahmood, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Party leader says Britain has allowed extremism to go uncheckedThe polling firm Opinium has released some research this morning suggesting that some Conservative party policies are popular with voters – but that, if people are...

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