Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeEuropean human rights laws must be “fit for the times that we live in today”, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said amid frustration about difficulties deporting migrants. The Government is working with allies on potential reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and is also examining how it is applied in domestic courts. Mr Lammy, who is also the Justice Secretary, said the law as it was currently being interpreted was being abused. “But I do believe that we do need to interpret Article 8 for the times that we live in today.

Source: The Times September 21, 2025 12:06 UTC