The Latest Breaking News from the European Court of Human Rights

Tory rebels reach deal with government – giving home secretary power to block European court

Micheal Martin called on the UK Government to halt the progress of its legacy Bill and to engage with Stormont’s political parties.

Rebels hopeful government will tighten bill to stop European Court of Human Rights blocking deportations

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

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

Whistleblower rights are on the rise, it seems. In February 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights overturned an earlier criminal conviction of Raphaël Halet, one of the LuxLeaks whistleblowers that disclosed tax avoidance practices at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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.

A Government source has said the reforms 'would remove a key barrier to getting flights off the ground'

A government source said the reforms ‘would remove a key barrier to getting flights off the ground’ if implemented