The Human Rights Act is a really important constitutional document, it isn't just a villain's charter. — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
The framework for everything I've done has been human rights. That is about protecting the vulnerable and giving people access to courts… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
The key to understanding the impact of the Human Rights Act in the U.K. is to appreciate that civil liberties and human… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
From my experience both as DPP and previously as a human rights lawyer, I know that human rights and effective protection from… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of the second world war, nations came together to say 'never again.' They established the United Nations and agreed… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
To draft a bill of rights that simply replicates the European convention on human rights gives the game away; namely that the… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
Strip away the factual misinformation repeatedly peddled about the Human Rights Act and almost everyone acknowledges that it works well in practice.… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
Rights compliance helps effective outcomes, it does not hinder them. That should come as no surprise because the 'human rights' in the… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
I was a human rights lawyer for 20 years, I believed those values of dignity, equality and non-discrimination were a given. believed… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
We have to call out terrorism for what it is, and I have always done that, and the Labour Party has always done that. — Keir Starmer Copy Share
If you lose your job because there has been an influx of labour from another country, that is a legitimate cause for concern. — Keir Starmer Copy Share
When I was the director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013, I had staff working at the Eurojust HQ in The Hague 24/7. — Keir Starmer Copy Share
As we exit the E.U., there must be a new approach to immigration that has the consent of the British people and is managed… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
So if you want a really effective criminal justice strategy, you don't build bigger prisons, you invest money in young kids - and you… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
I think the first what would happen in the immediate wake of a hard Brexit is a lack of confidence in UK economy. Business… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
Surveillance legislation fit for the 21st century, which strikes the right balance between privacy, security and democracy is a prize worth fighting for, and… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
Labor party wants to make the economy fairer for everybody with a new industrial strategy and by investing in different parts of the UK.… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
For far too long, victims' rights have been discussed only in the context of sentencing. Sentencing is very important, but the debate obscures something… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
In the absence of honesty from the Conservative party leadership, it is Labour's duty to spell out the very real consequences of a no-deal… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
Just when we need a strong government, what do we see? Division. Chaos. And failure. No credible plan for Brexit, no solution to prevent… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
I believe Britain's response to Brexit must be based on core progressive values: internationalism, cooperation, social justice and the rule of law. — Keir Starmer Copy Share
There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be understandable; the… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
The key to understanding the impact of the Human Rights Act in the U.K. is to appreciate that civil liberties and human rights are… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
You don't win elections by telling people what you're against. We're very good at listing things we don't much like about what the Tories… — Keir Starmer Copy Share
