Deportation Scheme Doomed to Fail

A report from the Centre for Brexit Policy has claimed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's deportation scheme is destined to fail as long as Britain remains under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The report argues that emergency legislation introduced after last week's Supreme Court defeat will not protect the government from legal challenges on ECHR grounds.

Individual Challenges Remain

Barrister Martin Howe has warned that the Rwanda removal scheme is still vulnerable to legal challenges based on individual circumstances, even if emergency legislation reverses the Supreme Court decision. Howe argues that the emergency legislation must be drafted to exclude these individual challenges as well.

Push for Complete Removal of ECHR Laws

Many Tory MPs, including former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, are calling for Mr. Sunak to go further by removing all ECHR or Human Rights Act laws from migration policy. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is said to be privately supporting this idea.

PM's Plan to Declare Rwanda Safe

Prime Minister Sunak wants to introduce new laws to declare Rwanda as a safe country, which would enable domestic courts to dismiss appeals. He has also vowed to ignore "pyjama injunctions" from the ECHR, where anonymous judges in Strasbourg can prevent removal flights at the last minute.

Euro Court Accused of Subverting Original Aim

According to Martin Howe's report, the European Court of Human Rights has deviated from its original purpose of protecting human rights and has instead become a law-making body. Howe argues that the court "subverts" its original aim by exceeding its interpretation powers.

A new treaty with Rwanda will be signed in the coming days to address concerns raised by the Supreme Court regarding refugee safety.