"According to The Sunday Times, new home secretary Shabana Mahmood is exploring options that could include changes to Britain's relationship with the ECHR, with one source saying she would "start with the unthinkable and work backwards." The ECHR underpins the Good Friday Agreement, but Farage has pledged to withdraw from the treaty and replace it with a British Bill of Rights that applies only to citizens and those with legal residence."
"The government is also close to striking a new "one in, one out" returns deal with Germany, building on an agreement reached with France over the summer. Under the French deal, the UK can return one irregular migrant in exchange for accepting one claimant from France judged to have a higher chance of success. Ministers have hailed the French deal as "game-changing", though it will initially apply to only a small number of asylum seekers."
"Mahmood, a former justice secretary, is under pressure to speed up asylum processing and reduce the reliance on hotels to house migrants. She is expected to announce that asylum seekers will be moved into barracks on former military bases, according to the Telegraph."
Labour ministers are weighing reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights as part of a rightward shift on migration aimed at halting Reform UK's advance. New home secretary Shabana Mahmood is exploring options that could change Britain's relationship with the ECHR, with a source saying she would "start with the unthinkable and work backwards." The ECHR underpins the Good Friday Agreement, while Nigel Farage has pledged to withdraw and replace it with a British Bill of Rights limited to citizens and legal residents. Mahmood faces pressure to speed asylum processing, reduce hotel use and may move asylum seekers into former military barracks. The government is close to a "one in, one out" returns deal with Germany, building on a France agreement that swaps returns for accepted claimants.
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