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Starmer Challenges Courts on Channel Crossings, ECHR Reassessment

10/1/2025

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Keir Starmer criticized courts' interpretation of international law on small-boat crossings, calling them “Farage boats.”
He urged reassessing the European Convention on Human Rights without leaving it.
He cited a rise in Channel crossings since Brexit, with 33,000 arrivals in 2025.
He called for stronger returns deals with France.
Experts warn that weakening Article 3 could threaten the torture ban.

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Keir Starmer criticized courts' interpretation of international law on small-boat crossings, calling them “Farage boats.”
He urged reassessing the European Convention on Human Rights without leaving it.
He cited a rise in Channel crossings since Brexit, with 33,000 arrivals in 2025.
He called for stronger returns deals with France.
Experts warn that weakening Article 3 could threaten the torture ban.