Repeal the Human Rights Act


Even with Labour’s increases in deportations, the UK’s legal framework remains a significant
barrier to removing illegal migrants. The Human Rights Act, in particular, acts as a lifeline for
those who fail their asylum claims. Appeals drag on for months, sometimes years, as migrants
cite Article 8 (the right to private and family life) or Article 3 (protection from inhumane
treatment) to block deportation.

Time and again, these legal challenges succeed, creating a merry-go-round that prevents
meaningful enforcement of immigration rules. Labour, despite its rhetoric, has shown no
inclination to repeal the Human Rights Act, a cornerstone of the system that allows illegal
migrants to stay.

Until they address this, their claims of getting tough on illegal migration will
ring hollow.

Rodney Hylton-Potts