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Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from the Conservative Party to use his party’s election manifesto to pledge to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
but I We are aware that such a move is likely to be resisted by key ministers, including Home Secretary James Cleverley, who has previously warned that it would threaten cooperation with European allies against smuggling organizations operating in the English Channel. ing.
But even MPs who previously did not oppose withdrawal from the ECHR changed their minds after Strasbourg’s controversial ruling on climate change last week.
A ruling that found the human rights of a group of Swiss women had been breached due to the government’s lack of action on climate change, which also affects the UK, drew condemnation from the Prime Minister on Sunday, with a No. 10 source slamming it as a “complete overreach”. did. ‘, the Strasbourg court ruled.
Comments on sunday telegraph This led to fresh speculation that Mr Sunak would include a pledge to leave the ECHR in his Conservative party’s election manifesto, but the newspaper reported that there was a 2-1 split in the cabinet against leaving the ECHR. .
I It is understood that Mr Cleverley, who admits the ECHR has gone too far, may oppose the move on practical grounds, saying in December that withdrawal “could undermine important cooperation with countries”. are doing. [who] They are very passionate about ECHR for obvious reasons. ”
But Mr Sunak faces growing calls from his Conservative Party to leave the UK. This has implications for the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) for peace in Northern Ireland, which could result in Britain leaving the Council of Europe and joining Russia. Belarus is outside the organization.
Tory MPs said the UK would He said they should leave immediately.
Hastings and Rye MP Sally-Anne Hart said. I: “I have always advocated staying in the ECHR, [climate case]has reached out to Whip that enough is enough.
“We should leave. We cannot be part of an organization that makes political decisions.
“The ECHR judges have gone too far. They can’t help themselves. The ‘we know best’ attitude is nonsense.”
Another Conservative MP, who asked not to be named, said: “We need to have a serious conversation about leaving.” [from the ECHR].
“The strong comments from Downing Street are very welcome.
“We can no longer avoid this issue.
“Either we commit to staying or we don’t.
“The majority are willing to do whatever it takes to solve the problem.” [of immigration]”
When asked if he would like to include this in his manifesto, the lawmaker said: “I think voters would welcome that. I’d like to see that…if the No. 10 commits, it’s going to be a big boost.”
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins insisted on Sunday that flights to Rwanda would begin “within weeks” after the Rwanda Safety Bill passes Parliament, expected this week, despite ongoing disputes between the House of Commons and Lords. did.
A government official said: I Despite efforts by his peers to water down the bill, Sunak said he hopes it will pass without amendments.