Suella Braverman set to be given powers to ignore European judges
Suella Braverman is to be granted new powers to ignore attempts by European human rights judges to block migrant deportation flights under plans to be announced today.
The Home Secretary is expected to be given “discretion” to ignore Strasbourg injunctions, known as Rule 39 orders, which were used by a single judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last June to ground the first flight to Rwanda.
The move, due to be set out in an amendment to Rishi Sunak’s Illegal Migration Bill, is expected to head off a revolt by around 60 Tory MPs who have been demanding stronger action against the ECHR.
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Sir Jake Berry: 'Wrong' for Raab to stay in Cabinet during bullying investigation
A former chairman of the Conservative Party said it was “wrong” that Dominic Raab has remained in his Cabinet roles during the investigation into bullying complaints made against him.
Sir Jake Berry criticised the “massively outdated” approach to dealing with allegations made against ministers and MPs and said there is a “fundamental rethink required”.
He made the comments as Whitehall braces for the report into Mr Raab’s conduct to be published, amid growing speculation it could be released as early as today.
Sir Jake told ITV’s Peston programme: “It does seem to me quite wrong that when people are under investigations of this type that they continue in their job.
“Any normal workplace… [if] there is this sort of allegation, you would be suspended and given the opportunity to step back and clear your name.”
Mr Raab, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary, has vehemently denied all of the bullying allegations made against him.