
Tory right wing ‘very optimistic’ Suella Braverman will toughen asylum bill
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So we’re trying to limit the power European court judges intervening on these matters.” Sir Bill Cash told the Commons on Monday that he expected ministers to consider a series of amendments so that judges “cannot prevent removal”, adding: “We do not want or need lawyers and judges to invent new blocks on removal with judicial activism.” Rebel Tory MP Danny Kruger – another leading figure behind the amendments – told BBC Radio 4’s Today earlier that talks with ministers were ongoing. “She has basically become a sock puppet for the right.” But a source close to Ms Braverman said the claim was “totally untrue”, adding: “The people spreading scurrilous rumours like this about the home secretary should reconsider and refrain.” open image in gallery Home secretary Suella Braverman under pressure to change the bill In 2022, the ECHR granted an injunction – via its rule 39 – that effectively grounded a flight sending asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda. “There is simply no way this bill will secure parliamentary support unless it’s fully compliant with international laws, including our commitments to the ECHR.” Asked about speaking to Tory MPs seeking to toughen the bill, Mr Sunak’s official spokesperson said: “We will keep seeking to speak constructively with MPs. Equalities committee chair Caroline Nokes has shared her “absolute horror” at the reversal, while former justice secretary Robert Buckland said the government “shouldn’t be locking children up – it’s not right”.
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Suella Braverman ‘putting Border Force staff at risk’ with inflammatory language on migrants, union warns
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Tory MPs urge ministers to curb European judges’ influence on UK migrant policy
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Braverman refuses safe alternatives to Channel crossings despite more drownings
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Suella Braverman repeatedly refuses to answer legal questions on Manston
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Suella Braverman blames migrants who 'abuse generosity of British people' for crisis
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Senior MPs pile pressure on Braverman to outline plan to fix migrant crisis
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Charities urge Home Secretary to tackle refugee ‘backlog’ with safe routes
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