Leaving ECHR is not necessary to stop the boats, says Cameron
The Herald|April 25, 2024
LEAVING the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not "necessary" to prevent small boat crossings, Lord Cameron has said amid Tory divisions over the UK's membership in the treaty.
Leaving ECHR is not necessary to stop the boats, says Cameron

However, the Foreign Secretary appeared to concede a returns agreement with France to break up people-smuggling gangs is "simply not possible" because of "the situation we're in".

It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Bill aimed at blocking further setbacks to the Government's controversial Rwanda deportation scheme passed through Parliament following months of wrangling between MPs and peers.

While the legislation is now poised to become law, ministers are braced for legal challenges to the plan and the judiciary has made 25 courtrooms available to deal with cases.

The Prime Minister previously hinted he would be willing to leave the ECHR if it prevented him from implementing his policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. 

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