UK unveils plans to override European rights court after Rwanda spat

Protesters stand outside the High Court in London, where the ruling on Rwanda deportation flights took place. AP - Aaron Chown

The UK government has said it will introduce legislation allowing it to ignore certain European Court of Human Rights decisions after a judge in Strasbourg blocked flights removing asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will bring the new Bill of Rights to parliament on Wednesday as the government attempts to implement its Rwanda plan, aimed at deterring immigrants from making illegal crossings of the Channel.