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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker, Matthew Weaver and Diane Taylor

Suella Braverman restates wish for UK to leave European court of human rights

Suella Braverman in London on Monday on her morning media round
Suella Braverman in London on Monday on her morning media round. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Suella Braverman has reiterated her wish to leave what she called the “politicised” European court of human rights (ECHR) and refused to rule out the mass tagging of asylum seekers, a move one refugee charity said would treat people as “mere objects”.

Marking a return to the political fray after a summer recess in which a series of Home Office policy hiccups prompted speculation she could be replaced as home secretary, Braverman said the government would “do whatever it takes” to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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