Sir Keir Starmer has called on European leaders to consider reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as part of broader efforts to tackle illegal migration .

Last month, the Government set out plans to narrow how the ECHR’s “right to family life” – Article 8 of the convention – applies in deportation cases.

But ministers now want European allies in the Council of Europe to look at formal changes. New Feature

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Justice Secretary David Lammy and Attorney General Richard Hermer travelled to France today for talks which focused heavily on the future scope of the convention.

Following the meeting, representatives of 27 of the 46 Council of Europe members, including the UK, signed an unofficial statement which called for a

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