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Palestinians walk along a street amid widespread destruction caused by the Israeli military's ground and air offensive against Hamas in Gaza City's Jabaliya refugee camp, February 11, 2025
SIR KEIR STARMER has vowed to close a “loophole” that allowed a Palestinian family to remain in Britain after they applied through a scheme designed for Ukrainian refugees.
The Prime Minister said today that the decision was “wrong,” Parliament should set the rules on immigration and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was “working on closing this loophole.”
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch raised the case at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), urging Sir Keir to appeal against the decision and introduce legislation to “clarify the right to a family life” under article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Campaigners say there is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to war crimes as the government goes on trial to defend its continued supply of arms to Israel
ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
