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‘The more you try to appease the right, the more power you give them’
Campaigns hit out as Cooper tub thumps on migrant family life with public threat to human rights act
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper during a visit to Staffordshire Police, February 18, 2025

THE government was accused of adopting far-right policies demonising refugees today, after Home Secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed it is reviewing how international human rights laws apply to migration cases.

Speaking ahead of a 40-nation summit in London today and tomorrow, Ms Cooper said ministers are examining the application of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which protects the right to family life.

Article 8 has been used in legal challenges to prevent the deportation of migrants.

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