Britain may need to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights, says Cameron [View all]

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Britain may have to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights entirely in order to extradite foreign criminals, David Cameron says.

The Prime Minister hardened his position on the ECHR at the opening of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.

The convention, which is enshrined in British law in the Human Rights Act, is deeply unpopular with many Conservatives and some have suggested complete withdrawal.

“It may be that that is where we end up,” Mr Cameron said, saying he was willing consider any option to ensure Britain can remove foreign criminals. “Whatever that takes, we must deliver that outcome.”

The ECHR has been invoked by foreign criminals and terrorists fighting deportation from Britain. They argue that its provisions mean they are entitled to various rights to be considered, including the right to a family life.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/10342403/Britain-may-need-to-withdraw-from-European-Convention-on-Human-Rights-says-Cameron.html

Tory immigration bill to curb right of appeal against deportation.

Sweeping new curbs on the appeal rights of illegal migrants, foreign prisoners and others facing deportation are to be announced by the home secretary.

Theresa May is to tell the Conservative party conference that the appeals of thousands facing deportation can only be heard after they have been put on a plane home unless they face "a risk of irreversible harm".

The move is to be part of a sweeping new immigration bill, expected to be published next week, designed to create "a hostile environment" to illegal migrants in Britain. It will detail new measures to ensure private landlords check on the immigration status of tenants and curb access to healthcare for illegal migrants.

The home secretary is also expected to cut the number of grounds on which migrants can lodge an appeal against deportation from the current 17 to just four. A right of appeal is expected to exist only where the decision is said to be "complex and fact-specific".

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/30/tories-curb-right-appeal-deportation