The Home Secretary said she is “encouraged” after “constructive” discussions between the Government and the European Court of Human Rights over possible reforms to the injunction that grounded migrant flights to Rwanda. A Government source said if implemented, the reforms “would remove a key barrier to getting flights off the ground”.
In 2022 the European Court of Human Rights granted an injunction, via its Rule 39, that effectively grounded a flight sending asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda. Suella Braverman told reporters it was a “blessing” for those entering the UK illegally to be relocated to the country as she completed her trip to the African nation on Sunday.
As part of the discussions with the Strasbourg court, the Government has asked for a higher legal threshold for any injunction under Rule 39 to be imposed on any future deportation flights. It is understood the discussions have also involved the European court taking the High Court decision into account when considering any future Rule 39 orders.
