Flights to Rwanda were cancelled due to the risk of wrongful deportation. The UK government plans to use notwithstanding clauses to block legal challenges based on human rights or refugee conventions.
Flights to Rwanda were cancelled due to the risk of wrongful deportation. The UK government plans to use notwithstanding clauses to block legal challenges based on human rights or refugee conventions . The idea was proposed by the former home secretary, but No 10 rejected it to avoid delays.
MPs on the right of the party plan to amend the bill. Downing Street is working on a focused response to the supreme court's concerns.
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