Would someone please think of the luvvies? While the rest of the nation is furious about our out-of-control borders and the heinous crimes committed by those who should never have been allowed to stay here in the first place, the Great and Good are furious that the government is taking even modest steps to try to clean up this mess.

Justice Secretary David Lammy is meeting his fellow European ministers in Strasbourg today to discuss reforms to how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is being interpreted by the continent’s courts. In response to this, Michael Palin, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley and assorted other celebrities have made their disquiet known to Downing Street.

‘The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the UN Convention against Torture are at the heart of [Britain’s] legacy,’ reads their open letter, addressed to the PM:

The public debate we so badly........

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