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Plans to block ECHR will not give ‘carte blanche’ power to UK, Tories say

Oliver Dowden said the changes being proposed to the Illegal Migration Bill could be used to stop ‘last-minute’ interventions from Strasbourg judges.

The Independent UK

UK evacuates British embassy staff and families from Sudan in wake of ‘significant threats’ – as it happened

Foreign secretary says efforts to support British nationals trapped in Sudan currently ‘severely limited’

The Guardian - UK

Braverman: Crucial for UK ministers to decide whether to accept ECHR rulings

The Home Secretary said amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill would allow ‘broad discretion whether to comply’ with the Strasbourg court.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on migration bill changes: a dirty deal

Editorial: Rishi Sunak has put party interest above the rule of law in agreeing amendments to his showpiece legislation

The Guardian - UK

Ignoring European courts on migration bill would 'undermine' rule of law, say experts

ANY plans by the UK Government to ignore orders from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which would stop the illegal removal of migrants from…

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly defies Tory right’s push to leave ECHR

Foreign secretary says UK should not want to club with Belarus and Russia in rejecting European human rights convention

The Guardian - UK

Lords could defeat plan to ignore ECHR small boat rulings, ministers warned

Former head of judiciary says move by UK could amount to ‘symbolic breach of the rule of law’

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UK to ignore ECHR rulings on small boats ‘after Sunak caves in to Tory right’

Backbench rebels push prime minister to harden illegal migration bill to ignore court’s interim rulings

The Guardian - UK

Switzerland and France accused of lack of climate action in ECHR hearing

Group of Swiss women and French ex-mayor suing their governments in first such cases heard by rights court

The Guardian - UK

French, Swiss climate policy goes on trial in European rights court

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday began hearing cases against the governments of France and Switzerland over their alleged failings to protect the environment.

Radio France Internationale

The battle over migrant boats is really a fight for the soul of the Tories

The principal peril facing Rishi Sunak is the fact that, in practice, he presides over a hung Parliament. True, the Prime Minister notionally commands a working majority of 66. In reality, however, the Conservative backbenches are divided by ideology, faction and the proto-campaigns of those vying to succeed him as…

Evening Standard

MPs urged to uphold UK’s global obligations in migration bill debate

Council of Europe commissioner raises concerns that legislation may not meet human rights standards

The Guardian - UK

No new safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to UK before ‘small boats’ stopped, says minister

Backbenchers believe the Government will amend the bill to quickly open up more safe and legal routes

Evening Standard

Ministers expected to toughen illegal migration bill to placate Tory rebels

Amendments could remove safeguards as Home Office minister says government is ‘in listening mode’

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The Independent UK

PM facing Tory rebellions on small boats legislation ahead of Commons return

Amendments have been proposed to the Illegal Migration Bill from both the liberal and the right wings of the Conservative Party.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a con’: Labour amendment to put Sunak’s migrant bill under fresh scrutiny

Prime minister told to expect ‘biggest rebellion of this parliament’ as migration bill returns to Commons

Al Jazeera

Italian anarchist in solitary confinement warns of his death

Alfredo Cospito’s hunger strike began last October in protest against a harsh and controversial regime known as 41-bis.

The Guardian - UK

Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda

Home secretary’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholars

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ECHR says it is 'reflecting' on injunction rules amid UK hopes on migrant flights

The European Court of Human Rights said on Monday "reflections" were ongoing as to its use of urgent interim measures but denied this was related to an injunction it imposed last year which stopped Britain's proposed scheme to send migrants to Rwanda.

Evening Standard

No ‘immediate risk to leaving ECHR’, Dominic Raab says as row over Immigration Bill rumbles on

Dominic Raab has admitted there is no immediate threat to leaving the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) despite backbench pressure to pull out of the international agreement.

The Independent UK

EU tells Rishi Sunak small boats plan ‘violates international law’

Brussels commissioner says bill breaches convention, as legal experts warn of risk to Brexit trade deal

The Guardian - UK

What are the legal obstacles faced by the UK’s illegal migration bill?

Suella Braverman has denied the government is breaking the law but experts say it faces many challenges

The Guardian - UK

Brexit trade treaty ‘could be terminated’ if UK quits ECHR over small boat crossings

Legal experts say Brussels has right to take retaliatory action, making cross-border law enforcement harder

The Guardian - UK

The Tories are doing the same thing yet again and nobody expects results

Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman unveil a plan for small boats that is performative and cruel

The Independent UK

Sunak ‘up for the fight’ against legal challenges to his small boats plan

The Prime Minister’s plans could face court action amid concerns it is an ‘asylum ban’.

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