Sunak attempts to stop Tory revolt with new Rwanda bill as Braverman warns of 'electoral forgetting'

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Rishi Sunak has desperately tried to prevent a growing revolt among right-wing conservatives following the failure of his planned flights to Rwanda, with new legislation emergency that defies human rights laws.

Home Secretary James Cleverly has unveiled a bill in the House of Commons aimed at “scinding” Britain's human rights law rights, in a bid to prevent British judges from blocking the deportation of asylum seekers.

In further turmoil, the Rwandan government immediately reacted to the decision by warning that he could withdraw from the deal if the UK did not respect international law.

Mr. Sunak failed to prevent a major rebellion from the party's right after choosing not to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). he sacked Interior Minister Suella Braverman has launched a scathing attack on Mr Sunak - warning him he risks "electoral oblivion" if he fails to get Rwanda flights off the ground. the ground ahead of the next election.

Ms Braverman's cabinet ally, Robert Jenrick, the hard-line immigration minister, was reportedly set to resign over Mr. Sunak not to circumvent the ECHR.

In a fiery speech in the House of Commons, Ms Braverman declared: “The Conservative Party risks electoral oblivion in a few months if we present yet another bill doomed to failure... Do we fight for sovereignty or do we let our party die? » p>

Mr. Sunak now faces the near-impossible task of winning support from right-wing Tories who wanted a "comprehensive" ruling on the ECHR, and centrists from the "One Nation" group warning they cannot support legislation that flouts rights. Human Rights Act.

The Bill includes explicit provisions to drop relevant parts of the Human Rights Act so that they cannot be taken into account in court decisions on deportation cases – but does not attempt to ignore the ECHR.

However, the legislation will ensure that UK ministers “retain the decision whether or not to comply” with interim orders from the European Court of Human Rights – the Strasbourg body that oversees the ECHR.