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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Pa Political Staff

Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, legal figures warn

PA Wire

Any move to allow ministers to ignore European Court of Human Rights orders stopping the removal of migrants would undermine the rule of law, senior legal figures have warned.

A former Lord Chief Justice and the Law Society of England and Wales have expressed concern amid reports that the Government has caved in to backbench Tory rebels and agreed to amend its controversial Illegal Migration Bill allowing ministers to ignore European judges in certain situations.

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