Amid mounting pressure from rightwing Conservative MPs, Rishi Sunak could block Human Rights Act to facilitate the implementation of proposals to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Downing Street has explored the option of “disapplying” the Human Rights Act within an emergency bill, aiming to mitigate legal challenges to the prime minister’s central immigration policy.
However, ministers acknowledge the likelihood of opposition and potential rebellions in both the Commons and the Lords, posing a significant challenge to the approval of these measures.
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