Echoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rights | Jessica Elgot

Labour MPs fighting Reform want action and a European renegotiation looks unappealing. How would the PM sell a third way?

• Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights convention

Can a lefty human rights lawyer be the one to take on Britain's uneasy relationship with the European convention on human rights (ECHR)?

It is the most unlikely of causes for Keir Starmer. But there is a growing feeling in government that he should seize the initiative.