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Home Secretary Suera Braverman appears to have overlooked the imminent threat of a Conservative uprising against a controversial law regulating boat crossings in the Channel.
The right-wing Tories have said that Ms Braverman is in “listening mode” amid negotiations with rebels on a compromise, and are trying to delay attempts to force the government to toughen up illegal immigration bills. It is set.
MPs have called for the UK to ignore decisions by European judges blocking deportation, and to prevent asylum seekers from using domestic human rights law to block deportation. , hopes to strengthen the law.
The law is designed to ensure that all asylum seekers who arrive in Britain across the Channel by small boat are subject to detention and deportation, but critics warn it violates international law. Therefore, it has become the center of controversy.
It already contains a provision that allows future ignoring of interim “Rule 39” measures by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Such a ruling halted the UK’s first transfer flight under the Rwanda Deportation Plan last year.
But rebels say the bill is not yet tough enough and risks bogging down with legal challenges and thwarting the government’s ability to deliver on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the ships.” afraid of
On the other hand, Mr Braverman said he would not allow rules to specify a new safe route for refugees to come to the UK, amid concerns that the bill would not work in practice without a legal route to resettlement. She faces the threat of further rebellion from Tory moderates who want to coerce her.
Home Secretary Chris Philippe said he did not expect Tory rebels to bring the amendment to a vote when MPs debated the bill in the House of Commons on Monday and Tuesday, and Mr Braverman said he was a right-winger. said he was in “listening mode.”
He told TalkTV:
“It is being discussed between those who have proposed the amendments and the government, especially the Home Secretary.
“I know the Home Secretary is working hard to ensure this bill comes into effect.”
But he downplayed suggestions that the government could accept the Tories’ moderate amendments through safe and legal channels.
He told LBC Radio:
“In terms of generating more, my view is that we can first solve the illegal immigration problem and stop the ships, as the Prime Minister has committed, and then add these additional safe and legal routes. is.”
Danny Kruger, one of the leading right-wing rebels, said he “expects” ministers to agree to strengthen the law.
“We are seeking a commitment from the government to take seriously the amendments we are putting forward to strengthen the legislation,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
“We’re very supportive of what they’re doing – there’s no rebellion here – but we want to make sure we get those commitments.
“So we are waiting to hear what they have to say in the shipping box. Hopefully we can get the engagement we want so we can tighten the bill.”
A source close to Braverman strongly denied reports that she was sympathetic to attempts by Tory rebels to enforce the law.