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- The United Kingdom faces a surge in taxpayer-funded legal aid for migrants appealing deportations, rising from 234 cases in 2013/14 to 2,200 in 2024/25.
- Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy urges the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to end immigration legal aid.
- The Home Office aims to reform human rights laws to expedite removals and reduce the backlog of over 100,000 appeals.
