British politicians have won the support of more than 16 countries to reform the European Convention of Human Rights in a bid for Governments across the continent to tackle illegal migration.
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been blamed for stalling thousands of asylum deportation cases with more than 16 countries understood to have thrown support behind Britain's move to change the way courts interpret the treaty.
Governments in Europe want greater freedom to deport migrants even if a move if claimed to impact on their right to a family life.
The proposals are likely to require amendments to the ECHR so that individual countries have more power to regulate their borders.
It could include reasons like economic wellbeing and national security, even if that potentially violates the rights of individuals.
The changes are expected to follow those made in 2021, referred to as the "margin of appreciation", which made it a priority for the first time that protecting human rights under the convention was the main responsibility for states.
The previous changes also gave countries greater freedom in how they interpreted the treaty.
Ministers are hoping the changes can stop more serious examples of asylum seekers using the ECHR to avoid being deported.
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Nigel Farage arrives at Southwark Crown Court for the sentencing of Afghan migrant Fayaz who came to the UK on a small boat. He made a threat to kill the Reform UK leader in a TikTok post
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No conference poll boost for either Tories or Labour
The Tories have failed to see any boost in the polls after its conference, despite Kemi Badenoch's promise to abolish stamp duty.
YouGov's poll for The Times, after the end of the party conference season, saw the Tories stuck on 17 per cent - the exact position they had been in since early summer.
Labour failed to see any jump from its own conference despite Sir Keir Starmer's attack on Nigel Farage.
The party is still polling at 20 per cent, the lowest since the General Election.
New Greens leader Zack Polanksi's party recorded its highest ever poll rating of 13 per cent.
Reform UK remains unchanged on 27 per cent from last week, however, it is down two points from earlier this month.
Housing Secretary blames Tory Government for slow housing targets trend
Steve Reed has blamed the previous Tory Government for a slow trend of houses being built in the UK and time is needed to see the changes come in to effect.
The Housing Secretary said "it does take more than a year before you start to see the change" with housing applications going through the system.
"But we're already seeing the number of starts going up by 29 per cent in the last year," he said.
"It needs to go up faster than that, and that's the reason I'm bringing forward in the House of Lords behind me this week, new changes to the legislation that will stop councils unreasonably blocking homes that could have been going ahead."
Mr Reed also said it would stop applications in court from being "timed out".
Labour 'changing' the rules allowing councils to block homes being built, Housing Secretary says
The Housing Secretary has told GB News that Labour "needs to get councils taking the right decision" and blocking homes that should be constructed from being built.
"We're changing the rules, we're going to have more powers to stop councils from taking that kind of decision," Steve Reed MP said.
"Residents should have a say over what can and can't be built in their local area.
"But we can't have councils just blocking the homes that then closes down the dream of home ownership for millions of our fellow citizens in this country."
Steve Reed MP declares housing targets are 'not unachievable'
Steve Reed MP has blamed the planning system for homes not being built
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The Housing Secretary has rejected claims that housing targets, set by the Government, are unachievable.
"Well they're not unachievable ... we've got a housing crisis in this country," Steve Reed MP told GB News.
"We've seen a number of people sleeping rough ... double over the last 10 years."
Mr Reed said there were families stuck in temporary accommodation where families were "stuck in there for a year with kids sharing a bed, the parents sleeping on a sofa in a single room".
Mr Reed said the "planning system" was blocking homes being built.
"It's too slow, it's too cumbersome," he added.
The Housing Secretary pointed to one example, Rochford Council, which had blocked 600 homes from going ahead and a court case ensued with construction eventually taking place.
Smacking shouldn't be banned, Alex Burghart MP says
While parents smacking their kids is banned in Wales and Scotland, Alex Burghart MP said he "personally" does not believe it should be prohibited in England.
"I think that parents shouldn't feel that they're at risk of prosecution if they smack their children," he said.
"You know, of course we're all against children being beaten, I've come across some horrible cases of child abuse in my time."
Mr Burghart said a "mild, corrective smack is not something I'm opposed to at all".
Tories are 'against' proposals for new Chinese embassy
Alex Burghart MP told GB News the Tories are "against" a new Chinese embassy next to Tower Bridge.
"We're against these proposals," he said.
"The fact of the matter is ... there had been several independent reports that have said this would compromise not just national security but the security of the financial city."
Mr Burghart said those that do business in London and trade in London should be assured that their information is safe in the city and that the proposals posed a potential threat to the economy.
Alex Burghart claims Government didn't provide Crown with evidence for China spy trial
The Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has said he doesn't buy the Government's excuse for the derailment of the China spy trial.
Alex Burghart MP said: "The truth is the Crown Prosecution Service asked the Government to provide certain information so that it could proceed with a trial".
"The Government didn't do that," he said.
"We are still desperately trying to find out why that was."
Mr Burghart said the Government hadn't provided "good answers" and it looked like a "cock up and a cover-up".
"These two men who have been arrested for spying, against MPs, spying in the Houses of Parliament ... they have not been able to be brought to trial because the Government hasn't co-operated," he said.
Mr Burghart said it was "totally unacceptable" and the Government has to "come clean".
Top Tory MP says US is 'incredible force for good' after Gaza peace deal
Alex Burghart MP praised the US for securing a Gaza deal
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Alex Burghart MP has told GB News that the US can be "an incredible force for good" when it "puts its mind to it" after securing a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
However, the Tory MP said the situation in Ukraine was "different".
"I'm not convinced that Vladimir Putin wants peace," he said.
"I think that he will keep fighting until he thinks he can't gain anymore territory.
"If the Americans are going to give Mr Zelensky the force to prevent that happening, then we might start to see things ... move very quickly."
Home Secretary declares Pro-Palestine protesters don't want peace in Middle East
Shabana Mahmood slammed protesters continuing demonstrations after Donald Trump declared the 'war is over'
| PARLIAMENT.TV/PAThe Home Secretary has accused some pro-Palestinian protesters of not wanting peace in the Middle East.
Shabana Mahmood said the decision by campaigners to continue their protests after Donald Trump's declaration that the "war is over" in Israel yesterday.
She previously branded some pro-Palestine protesters as "fundamentally un-British in nature" after one said they "don't give a f*** about the Jewish community right now."
Ms Mahmood confirmed that the Government was considering new powers to ban demonstrations outright.
Britain warned of China posing 'highly sophisticated' cyber threat
Britain's cyber agency has warned of China posing a "highly sophisticated and capable" cyber threat, revealing a 50 per cent jump in significant attacks in the country by criminals and hostile states.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has found the threat posted by Chinese cyber spies.
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure over the collapse of a trial against two British men accused of espionage on behalf of China.
The Crown Prosecution Service claimed the case was derailed due to the Government not delivering evidence to show China had been a threat to Britain's national security at the time of the alleged offences between 2021 and 2023.