European leaders are being urged to reform major human rights laws to help tackle illegal migration and prevent voters from turning to “the forces that seek to divide us”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The Prime Minister and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen jointly called on other leaders to agree a “modernisation” of how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted in their countries’ laws.

In an opinion piece for the Guardian , the two prime ministers advocated for a tougher approach to policing Europe’s borders as a means of winning against populist political opponents. New Feature

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The ECHR, which underpins Britain’s Human Rights Act, is seen by its critics as a major barrier to attempts to deport illegal

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