UK to ignore judges over small boat deportations as Rishi Sunak caves to right-wing Tory rebels

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Rishi Sunak bowed to pressure from right-wing Tory rebels and agreed to toughen up his controversial Small Boats Bill by allowing ministers to ignore the European Court of human rights.

Tory rebels say they have reached a deal with the government to change the Illegal Migration Bill - aimed at deporting people arriving in the UK on small boats - after threatening to revolt against the legislation.

The government has reportedly agreed to give Home Secretary Suella Braverman the power to ignore injunctions from the European Court of Human Rights man - the so-called Section 39 orders - in some cases.

Sources indicated that a Second Amendment would also introduced a tightening of the rules regarding injunctions, so that the UK judges would have to believe that a deportation would cause "serious and irreversible harm" in order to block it.

The Independentunderstands that Ms Braverman played a central role in the conclusion of a compromise deal in "adult talks" with the conservative right to prevent the introduction of new rebel amendments before Friday's deadline.

Right-wing rebels would push the government to go further away - keen to add something to the bill that would impose medical checks to try to verify the declared age of migrants.

MP Danny Kruger, who led the campaign to ignore injunctions from European courts, athe group was "grateful to the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister for their work in securing...most of the changes we have demanded".

L The right-winger said the British public was 'fed up with London lawyers and Strasbourg judges', adding that he was 'hopeful that the government will be able to carry out rapid deportations to Rwanda and other countries safe".

The Small Craft Bill has been the center of controversy, with critics warning that the proposed legislation leaves the UK guilty of its international obligations and parties to opposition dismissing it as unworkable.

The apparent compromise comes after Mr Sunak failed to guarantee he could deliver on his promise to 'stop the boats' by the next election and said that "this won't happen overnight".

Suella Braverm...