Don’t Call Migration a Threat to Britain, Says EHRC Chief
22nd December 2025
The new head of the equalities watchdog has attacked those who describe migration as a risk to Britain.
Mary-Ann Stephenson, the chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), used her first major intervention since taking the job at the beginning of December to warn against the demonisation of immigrants.
Ms Stephenson, who was chosen by Sir Keir Starmer’s administration to succeed Baroness Falkner of Margravine, also said that leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – the treaty that has been blamed by critics for blocking migrant deportations – would be a mistake.
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