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 Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023
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’. The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023
Tory MPs urge ministers to curb European judges’ influence on UK migrant policy The Home Secretary faced calls from her backbench colleagues to ensure the Illegal Migration Bill seeks to curb the influence of the ECHR. The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023
UK proposes radical plan to stop migrant boats LONDON: The UK government Tuesday unveiled radical plans to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats, acknowledging it is stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners. Bangkok Post · Mar 7, 2023
Raab refuses to commit to remaining in human rights convention ‘forever’ There is a split within the Cabinet over the UK’s continued membership of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023
Rwanda migrants plan will have only marginal impact, admits Tory minister Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the scheme to send migrants to Africa was not the ‘whole answer’. The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Rwanda migrants plan will have only marginal impact, says Mitchell Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the scheme to send migrants to Africa was not the ‘whole answer’. The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
UK would be global pariah like Russia if Sunak pulls out of ECHR, Tories warn PM told he would be in ‘inglorious company’ of dictator by pulling out of post-World War II convention The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Suella Braverman’s Rwanda flight ‘dream’ could happen this year, sources say Home secretary reportedly believes European court of human rights will rule on policy by end of 2023 The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
No 10 insists 'no plan' to ditch European rights rules amid rebellion of Tory MPs DOWNING Street has insisted there are “no plans” for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) after reports to the… The National (Scotland) · Feb 6, 2023
No 10 says ‘no plans’ to withdraw from ECHR over small boats crackdown plan It follows reports suggesting the PM is ‘willing to reconsider’ being part of the human rights convention should European judges oppose his proposals. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Tory slams Rishi Sunak's 'phoney war' against European human rights rules Conservative Jackie Doyle-Price insisted the Prime Minister should tackle the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats by getting the Home Office into shape rather than trying to pick a fight with the courts Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘willy waving’ over threat to pull UK out of ECHR Tory MP claims cutting ties with Strasbourg will do ‘zilch’ to tackle small boats The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Tory MPs to push for UK exit from European convention on human rights Reports say Rishi Sunak is considering proposal, backed by several ministers, to allow crackdown on migration The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak ‘prepared to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights’ PM said to be keen to ‘push boundaries of what is legally possible’ in removing migrants
The National (Scotland) · Feb 5, 2023 'We will oppose any attempt to take Scotland out of ECHR', SNP say SNP MPs will oppose any attempts by the UK Government to remove the country from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the party’s…
The National (Scotland) · Feb 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak prepared to take UK out of European Convention on Human Rights RISHI Sunak is prepared to consider taking the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) amid an anticipated spike in migrant…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023 Human rights trial against Russia over downing of flight MH17 to go ahead Judges rule Russia eligible for trial for alleged war crimes in Ukraine because of its effective control over separatist-held areas
Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023 ECHR says it can hear case against Russia over MH17 downing The Netherlands and Ukraine are pursuing Moscow over its pre-February 2022 actions in eastern Ukraine.
Reuters · Jan 25, 2023 European rights court rules Ukraine, MH-17 cases against Russia are admissible The European Court of Human Rights said cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia over alleged human rights violations in the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine, and the shooting down of Flight MH-17, were admissible.
Reuters · Jan 19, 2023 ECHR asks Britain to respond to election interference legal claim The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday requested a response from the British government to a legal claim brought by three lawmakers who accuse it of failing to properly investigate alleged Russian interference in elections.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 Rishi Sunak refuses to budge on NHS pay as strikes continue PM says rises could make inflation worse and states politicians should not ‘cut across’ independent pay review process
Reuters · Dec 20, 2022 Racial hatred conviction against French far-right politician upheld by ECHR The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a conviction for incitement to racial hatred and discrimination against far-right French presidential candidate and polemicist Eric Zemmour was not a violation of his freedom of expression.
Daily Record · Dec 15, 2022 Litvinenko: The true story behind David Tennant's new ITVX drama Tennant, 51, will be portraying ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was fatally poisoned in London in 2006 in the four-part mini-series.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022 Boris Johnson backs Tory plan to defy European court on Rwanda deportations Bill to take back ’parliamentary sovereignty’ over European Court of Human Rights is fresh challenge to Rishi Sunak