UK government plans to remove key human rights protections

Opt-out from parts of European convention would speed up deportation of asylum seekers

The government is planning to opt out" of parts of the European convention on human rights in order to speed up deportations of asylum seekers and protect British troops serving overseas from legal action.

The proposals are being coordinated by Downing Street aides. They are intended to rule out claims in areas where judges have supposedly overreached" their powers.