From Westminster to Washington… Follow trusted coverage of the stories that are shaping our world. | | Plans for more deportations come as migrants continue to arrive by small boat |  | Charles Hymas Home Affairs Editor | After just over two months as Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood will on Monday unveil her plans for the “most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in modern times”, according to government sources.
It is a bold claim that is likely to be met with scepticism by a public that has seen too many politicians make big promises on migration, only to fail to stem the numbers.
Today, we reveal how she proposes to make it easier and quicker to deport or remove foreign offenders and illegal migrants by curbing judges’ powers under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to block attempts to return them to their home countries.
She will propose new statutory rules that will force judges to prioritise public interest and safety over migrants’ claims that deportation would breach their family rights or put them at risk of “inhuman” treatment.
It follows The Telegraph’s campaign revealing multiple cases where illegal migrants have invoked the ECHR to avoid deportation, including an Albanian criminal who was allowed to stay in Britain partly because his son would not eat foreign chicken nuggets.
Ms Mahmood is also planning to overhaul modern slavery laws to require migrants to make their claims as soon as they arrive in the UK – rather than allowing them to raise them at a later date.
There are already rumblings from the Left of the party over her “hardcore” approach to migration. It is modelled on Denmark, where migrants’ rights to remain are conditional on being in full-time employment, having a clean criminal record and learning Danish.
As everyone recognises, however, the test of this new “hostile environment” will be whether it actually deters migrants from coming to the UK.
Read the full story here ➤ | | Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have reportedly abandoned plans for a manifesto-breaking rise in income tax.
The decision to change course was reported to the Office for Budget Responsibility on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Financial Times. The Treasury is instead looking at cutting the thresholds at which people start paying different rates of income tax.
Extending the freeze on income tax thresholds, first introduced by the Conservatives, was already one of the measures being considered in the Budget. A “smorgasbord” of smaller measures are now under consideration, according to reports.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said that the reported U-turn was “good (if true)”, adding: “But one retreat doesn’t fix a Budget built on broken promises.
“Reeves must guarantee no new taxes on work, businesses, homes or pensions – and she should go further by abolishing stamp duty.”
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“It’s time to ban all dogs,” declared Suzanne Moore in a recent column. Knowing Telegraph readers to have more than a passing affection for the canine kind, I braced myself. And you can bet the letters came. Not all, however, were in disagreement.
Dog ownership has rocketed in recent years; standards of ownership, not so much. Tom Sanders reflected on the consequences: “In addition to the cases of humans being mauled by dogs, there are many (often unreported) incidents of both sheep-worrying and physical attacks on them. It is not merely the stereotypically aggressive dogs that are to blame. I once went on what was supposed to have been a pleasant hill walk in Wales with some old friends and their small, seemingly mild-mannered spaniel-type dog. They spent the whole two hours trying to prevent their pet from chasing sheep.”
Here I should confess an interest: I am a lifelong member of Team Cat. I’ve been described as the sort of person who might own a labrador (I don’t know if that was meant as a compliment). And I’d like to be the sort of person who simply chuckles indulgently when an overexcited terrier makes for their leg. The truth, though, is that a less-than-perfectly-behaved dog always puts me slightly on edge. Still, my daughter is now fascinated by dogs – so I may end up with that labrador after all.
But we must hear from the defence – and very forthright it was too. Richard Mason argued: “Some owners need to take better control of their pets, but the idea of banning all dogs is nonsense. In Britain, there are some 13 million dogs. Suzanne Moore says there were 32,000 mauling incidents last year. Those incidents represent about 0.25 per cent of the canine population. Although any fatality is a tragedy, dogs totally rely on their owners, and it is the owners who must take responsibility and face the consequences. Dogs are a lifeline for so many with hearing or sight difficulties, and vital companions for the young and elderly alike. They are amazing friends, good for your health, stress-busters, great communicators and loyal. More than can be said of many humans.” What do you think? Send your responses here, and my favourites will feature in a future edition of From the Editor PM, for which you can sign up here. | Plan your day with the telegraph | Set your alarm to catch up with journalists on the Your Say page and listen to their analysis on our latest podcasts.
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