Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
UK Unveils Major Asylum Policy Reform in Response to Public Backlash The UK government unveils sweeping asylum reforms, replacing automatic refugee status with temporary protection, tightening deportation rules, family reunion rules, and ECHR interpretations, amid public backlash and political division. International Business Times UK · Nov 18, 2025
Every Labour MP elected on pledge to secure borders, Reed says amid backlash Some Labour figures have publicly condemned plans to overhaul the asylum system. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025
Voices: ‘The narrative has been overtaken by far-right lies’: Readers weigh in on Labour’s asylum crackdown YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over Labour’s immigration reforms. While many reluctantly accepted the need for tougher rules, others warned that plans to rewrite human rights laws and curb ECHR protections risk dragging the party too far to the right The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Tuesday briefing: What Labour hopes to learn from Denmark’s hardline asylum stance In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood is pitching radical new limits on whether asylum seekers can ever gain settled status – but it may come with political consequences The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
Labour minister says UK will not tolerate ‘covert and calculated’ spying by China - live updates The Tories have pressed the Government to place China in the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs) The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025
Oatcakes face Brussels ban under Starmer’s Brexit reset deal with EU Levels of naturally-occurring mycotoxins in British oats may be deemed too high for human consumption under existing EU rules The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025
ECHR chief is ‘absolutely ready’ to discuss changes to human rights law The Council of Europe’s secretary general Alain Berset told the BBC he was open to engage on migration issues over the treaty. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
British public show more support for staying in ECHR than leaving, poll suggests The European Convention on Human Rights was first signed on November 4 1950 and came into force on September 3 1953. Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025
How the European convention on human rights became a battleground between the centre and the right For 20 years, populists have been blaming the ECHR for endangering Britain by offering basic protections to immigrants, says author Daniel Trilling The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry to defend human rights Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025
Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 Farage reclaims centre stage as Reform’s Sarah Pochin keeps the world at bay Nige suffers through lacklustre PMQs to seize the spotlight with drive-by demand to get further away from Europe
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Farage’s bid to bring forward legislation to leave ECHR blocked by MPs MPs could be heard shouting over Nigel Farage as the motion was debated in the Commons chamber.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2025 Former French PM Fillon fails in last bid to overturn fake jobs conviction Former French prime minister François Fillon has lost his final legal appeal over a fake jobs scandal that destroyed his 2017 presidential run.
The Conversation · Oct 9, 2025 Do British people want to leave the ECHR? What a decade of polls reveals Withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), once a fringe idea, has become a defining issue for political parties. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who previously opposed leaving, has now said the Conservatives will take the UK out of the convention if they win an election.
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 Tories having ‘good conference’, Badenoch says as more councillors join Reform The Conservative leader said members were ‘thrilled’ with the policies put forward in Manchester.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 Badenoch claims Tory conference is ‘teeming’ despite empty seats, high-profile no-shows and Reform defections Her claim came as Reform UK unveiled a steady stream of councillors defecting from the Conservatives on Tuesday
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 I didn’t think I’d ever say this: let’s hope the Tory party can be saved Britain badly needs a grownup party of the centre right. It won’t come from Badenoch – it may come from a new generation of one-nationers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 Has Kemi Badenoch sounded the death knell for one nation Conservatism? The Tory leader’s shift to the right has left its centrist wing wondering if its tradition still has a future
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025 Kemi Badenoch says she has done her homework but has come up with few answers THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: While the Tory leader’s aim to protect Britain’s borders is a sound one, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights to do so would be a highly destructive move
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025 Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR is ‘death wish’ for Tory party Conservative leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement they would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025 Badenoch’s position on human rights convention ‘very worrying’, Sinn Fein says Mrs Badenoch kicked off the annual Tory conference in Manchester with a pledge to leave the ECHR.