'Book of woke!' Martin Daubney holds aloft 900-page human rights manual 'used to undermine British law' - and written by Keir Starmer

The book, which was published in 1999, was discussed by GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope, who said: “It talks about the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights.

“It was a manual for judges and lawyers on how to interpret human rights laws when those laws came in.

“Keir Starmer at the time was a leading human rights barrister. He said it ‘represents a new way of thinking about law, politics and the relationship between public authorities and the individuals’.

“He said: ‘its potential was enormous, its effectiveness depends on the combined willingness of us all to approach decision making from a human rights perspective’.”

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Christopher spoke to right-wing political figures Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg about the book, who were both equally scathing.

Mr Farage commented: “Keir Starmer wants to reform human rights, but he wrote the how to manual on how to use human rights laws.”

Mr Rees-Mogg added: “Does anyone think Keir Starmer models himself on Frankenstein and wants to destroy the monster he created?”

The GB News Political Editor raised the Government’s plan to reform Article 8 of the Human Rights Act, the right to family life and private life.

Martin commented: “I’ve got a confession to make. I bought this book for the princely sum of £11.60 and I was fascinated that the previous owner marked the page about Article 8.

“This has clearly been used by anyone who has bought it as a way of utilising Strasbourg law to supersede and beat British law’.”

Christopher added: “The book is how to understand the Human Rights Act, the first time we ever had a codified human rights law in our country. It shows how committed he was to us.

“If we had Number 10 on record speaking to us now, they would likely say he may have written the book, but he is now looking to reform the act.”

It comes as the Attorney General has revealed that ministers are prepared to introduce legislative changes to prevent the European Convention on Human Rights from obstructing the removal of undocumented migrants and foreign offenders from Britain.

Lord Richard Hermer KC informed peers that the Government would explore every avenue to strengthen judicial application of the ECHR, particularly Articles 3 and 8, which have been exploited to prevent deportations.

Speaking before the Lords Constitution Committee, he declared: "Nothing sensible or practical or effective will be off the table" regarding measures to address Channel crossings.

The announcement signals a firmer stance from Labour on immigration enforcement, following public criticism of the government's approach to undocumented migration and growing support for stricter deportation policies.

The Home Office review, now under the direction of Shabana Mahmood, will scrutinise multiple aspects of the immigration system to identify areas requiring reform.

Lord Hermer outlined the comprehensive scope of the examination: "We are kicking the tyres hard at every level. We are looking at case worker guidance. Are they getting it right? We are looking at immigration rules. Have they got it right? If necessary we will look at primary legislation to see that we have got it right."

The review particularly focuses on how British courts have interpreted ECHR protections, with officials having previously characterised the UK's approach as "maximalist" compared to other European nations.

This assessment follows several high-profile cases where migrants successfully invoked Article 3 or Article 8 protections to remain in Britain despite deportation orders.