Following pressure from some factions of the Conservative party who had threatened to rebel over legislation tackling small boats crossing the Channel, European Court of Human Rights judges may no longer have the ability to block deportations.
In the hope of seeing off a backbench rebellion, the Illegal Migration Bill will be amended so that the government can disregard injunctions from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that aim to halt deportation flights.
The move is expected to be set out in an amendment to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Illegal Migration Bill on Thursday ahead of debates and votes next week….