{"id":196646,"date":"2023-12-05T22:59:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=196646"},"modified":"2023-12-05T22:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:59:16","slug":"judges-have-no-reason-to-block-rwanda-migrants-deal-says-james-cleverly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/politics\/judges-have-no-reason-to-block-rwanda-migrants-deal-says-james-cleverly\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges have \u2018no reason\u2019 to block Rwanda migrants deal says James Cleverly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Judges now have \u201cno reason\u201d to block Britain\u2019s new asylum deal with Rwanda, James Cleverly has insisted.<\/p>\n

The Home Secretary said we must be allowed to \u201cmove quickly\u201d to start deportation flights after signing a beefed-up treaty with the African nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can see no reason why that should not happen,\u201d he said, raising hopes the scheme will be up and running by the spring.<\/p>\n

Rishi Sunak has insisted the new tie-up will prevent \u201cdomestic blockers\u201d and foreign courts from thwarting the plan. He says it will halt illegal migration across the English Channel, saving taxpayers billions of pounds.<\/p>\n

Hailing the landmark treaty, Mr Sunak added: \u201cI said I would stop the boats. I meant it. \u201cWe\u2019ve signed a treaty with Rwanda making it clear that it\u2019s us who decides who comes to this country \u2013 not criminal gangs.<\/p>\n

But the Prime Minister is still facing a backbench rebellion over the new legislation – due within days – designed to avoid the scheme being thwarted by the courts again.<\/p>\n

The original \u00a3140million scheme was signed almost 18 months ago and not a single deportee has yet left UK soil by air. It was deemed illegal by the Supreme Court last month, which said that Rwanda was not a safe country as those flown there could be sent back to their country of origin.<\/p>\n

Mr Cleverly said he \u201ccannot see any credible reason\u201d to question the nation now after he signed the treaty in Kigali. He insisted the UK has not paid any more money to Rwanda in addition to the money already handed over.<\/p>\n

But a fierce battle is raging within the Tory party over the next stage of Mr Sunak\u2019s plan to get the scheme off the ground.<\/p>\n

Right-wing Conservatives are pushing the Prime Minister to use new legislation to opt out of the European Convention on HumanRights (ECHR) \u2013 warning he must go for the \u201cfull fat\u201d version to get around judges.<\/p>\n

Around 35 MPs in the New Conservatives group met others on the right, including the Common Sense Group and European Research Group, last night to discuss whether to vote against Mr Sunak\u2019s legislation if it is not tough enough.<\/p>\n

Backbench MP Tom Hunt, a member of the New Conservatives group, said: \u201cWe need the full-fat option.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need it to be explicit that our Parliament is sovereign and reigns supreme. Not foreign courts and outdated conventions.\u201d But senior Tory moderates are also warning Mr Sunak they may not support his legislation if he does ditch the ECHR \u2013 arguing that it would be \u201ca mistake\u201d that doesn\u2019t have public support.<\/p>\n

Damian Green, the chairman of the One Nation Caucus of Conservative MPs, said: \u201cThe UK has for generations been a world leader on human rights. We have set the standard on what a law-abiding, well-functioning democracy should look like. The Government should think twice before overriding both the ECHR and HRA and not rush such long-term, difficult decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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