Sir Keir Starmer’s past work on human rights laws is stirring up a storm, as his writings resurface amidst heated debates on Britain’s migration policies.
The embattled Prime Minister helped craft a guide on the Human Rights Act 1998 (Image: PA)
Keir Starmer authored the very manual on interpreting human rights laws that is now preventing Britain from kicking out Channel boat migrants, it has been revealed.
The embattled Prime Minister helped craft a guide on the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) back in 1999 during his days as a militant human rights lawyer, reports the Daily Mail.
Explosive revelations from the book show Sir Keir championed the Human Rights Act as having “enormous potential” and representing a “new way of thinking” about the law – the very same laws now protecting illegal migrants from deportation. The news emerges as nearly 900k demand immediate general election.
The bombshell discovery comes as the Attorney General yesterday brutally ruled out quitting the ECHR and claimed it would be catastrophic for Britain to ditch the Convention to tackle the migrant invasion.
Government chief doubles down on human rights obsession
Facing fierce grilling before the Lords constitution committee, Lord Hermer vowed ministers would leave “no stone unturned” on the crisis. Yet he defiantly declared: “The Prime Minister has been absolutely crystal clear that we will not be leaving the ECHR.
“There are a number of reasons for that, but at the heart of it is because it would be completely contrary to the national interest of this country were we to do so.”
Lord Hermer insisted the UK could only tackle the migrant chaos by grovelling to Europe while remaining shackled to the ECHR.
Legal chief’s outrageous claims spark fury
“To leave, as some people are now advocating, would be entirely counterproductive if what we are seeking is not rhetorical answers but real, practical answers,” he claimed.
He also insisted Britain would become like “Russia and Belarus” if it ditched the ECHR and other international agreements to deport migrants who face the risk of death or torture.
Labour’s top legal boss added that the application of Article 8 of the ECHR – the right to private and family life – in UK courts, must be examined as part of a Home Office review.
He claimed the law allows states an “enormous margin of appreciation” regarding immigration. Lord Hermer also slammed as “just wrong” analysis that the Good Friday Agreement could survive if the UK abandoned the ECHR.
Starmer’s words return to destroy his credibility
In the devastating book, obtained by GB News, a sentence penned by Sir Keir reads: “Above all else, the HRA [Human Rights Act] represents a new way of thinking about law, politics and the relationship between public authorities and individuals.
“Its potential is enormous; its effectiveness depends on the combined willingness of all of us to approach decision-making from a human rights perspective.”
The Express emailed the Prime Minister’s Office for comment via a contact form.
Migrants Continue To Cross The English Channel From France (Image: Getty)
Political enemies savage PM over migration betrayal
The beleaguered Prime Minister faced savage attacks last night for his catastrophic failure to tackle the migrant crisis.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage tore into him on GB News: “Keir Starmer was a key figure in turning the Human Rights Act and ECHR into the overriding force in British law that it is today. He says he wants to reform human rights laws but he wrote the how-to manual on how to use human rights laws.”
Tory justice spokesman Robert Jenrick delivered a devastating blow: “The small boats are a national security emergency, but Starmer’s Attorney General is blocking the bold action needed to fix it.
“If Starmer wanted to stop the boats, he would have sacked Lord Hermer in the reshuffle. But he doesn’t, so he didn’t.”
Tories prepare nuclear option to escape ECHR stranglehold
Today, Conservative former home secretary and attorney general Suella Braverman will unleash a blueprint on how to break free from the ECHR.
Alongside ex-Cabinet minister Lord Frost and Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice, they will publish the “first comprehensive legal, diplomatic and political plan” for escaping the convention’s grip.
They will argue Britain can quit the ECHR, protect veterans, secure the UK’s borders, restore sovereignty and rewrite elements of the Belfast Agreement while abolishing the Irish Sea border.
Devastating verdict on human rights tyranny
The explosive report declares: “The ECHR has mutated from a shield against tyranny into a sword against sovereignty, often wielded to frustrate democratic government, override parliamentary intent, and paralyse effective policymaking on the most sensitive questions of law, borders, and national security.”