![]() ![]() However, some Tories have criticised any calls to leave the ECHR, as Sir Bob Neill, the Conservative chairman of the Commons Justice Committee, said it would be "a completely foolish idea and absolutely wrong”. We’ve spent a very long time as a party trying to find a place that we can live with the ECHR, and we still want to – but ultimately, if you get to a point between deliverability and not, then I don’t think you can totally rule it out.” The ECHR was implemented in 1953 and affects the 46 states in the Council of Europe - it is a separate convention to the European Union, which is why it was unaffected by Brexit.Īs it stands, Home Secretary Suella Braverman is the only Cabinet minister to have publicly backed calls to leave the ECHR.Ī Cabinet minister and alleged close ally of Mr Sunak said: “The Government isn’t ruling it out. But we’re very confident that the arrangements that we’ve put in place with Rwanda are in accordance with our international law obligations.” “We will do whatever is required, take whatever action is needed. The first group of migrants boarded the Bibby Stockholm housing barge on Monday.ĭespite the government’s official standpoint, immigration minister Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday: “We’ll do whatever is necessary ultimately, to defend our borders and to bring order to the asylum system. However, after the government’s Illegal Migration Act, ministers will now have the power in the future to ignore any injunctions from the court. "As we've set out previously - we believe our Stop the Boats Bill will deliver the changes necessary to reduce the incentives for people to risk their lives through illegal crossings while remaining party to the ECHR." Government ministers have been warned that if the Supreme Court rules against the scheme again in the autumn, it cannot be appealed at the Strasbourg court, as such appeals can only be made by individuals.ĭespite reports of growing pressure from senior Tories to leave the treaty, the government’s official position on the UK’s ECHR membership remains the same.Ī spokesperson said: "The government has been clear that it will abide by its international treaty obligations. The Court of Appeal ruled in July that the flights should remain blocked as the scheme poses a risk to asylum seekers’ human rights. Suella Braverman has publicly called for the UK to leave the ECHR.Īn appeal is now set to take place at the Supreme Court this autumn to decide whether the policy is legal, although it remains to be seen whether it will be possible to overturn last month’s ruling. Read more: Government can appeal decision on controversial Rwanda migrant plan at Supreme Court ![]()
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