Labour will make sweeping changes to human rights law and the asylum appeal system in a bid to solve the small boats crisis, the Home Secretary is vowing.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said restricting the ability of illegal migrants and foreign criminals to claim the right to a family life under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was needed to “restore order” to Britain’s borders.

In a slew of changes which will be set out in Parliament on Monday, the Home Secretary will promise new legislation to reform the application of the ECHR, overhaul the asylum appeals process, and update the Modern Slavery Act to stop illegal migrants making “bogus” claims to avoid deportation. New Feature

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