Mr Johnson’s deeply controversial immigration policy plunged into new confusion on Wednesday after a cabinet minister could not say when a second attempt to deport Rwanda would take place after the first was canceled following a series of legal rulings. Labor and Pensions Minister Therese Coffey hit European judges for intervening late Tuesday in a deportation storm that disrupted a flight to the African country with just a few migrants. He insisted that the Interior Ministry was already preparing for a new attempt to send a flight to Rwanda. But pressed on whether this would happen in days or weeks, she could or could not say. Speaking to Sky News, he said: “The government was expecting a lot of legal challenges and we went through the British courts that gave the green light to make this flight happen despite the challenges that occurred.
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A pilot makes gestures from Rwanda’s take-off flight / Getty Images “Honestly, the government is disappointed with the decision, I have never known such a quick decision made by someone from the ECHR trying to intervene. “I think the public will be surprised that we have European judges outnumbering British judges.” He added: “The Ministry of Interior is already preparing for the next flight and we will continue to prepare and try to reverse any future legal challenges.” But pressed whether it would be days or weeks, she replied: “I am not going to go into business revelations.” Pensions Minister Guy Oppermann stressed that the flight delays were “temporary”. Protesters on the perimeter of the MoD Boscombe Down on Tuesday / ΠΑ He told the Times: “The courts in the United Kingdom have the upper hand in this matter, but as I understand it last night, the ECtHR ruled that not everything in the UK’s courts had been examined. “In these circumstances, this is not necessarily a final prevention that took place last night. “This is a temporary delay, and the cases are being dealt with in more detail by the UK courts.” The comments came as several Tory lawmakers called on the government to reduce the scope of the European Convention on Human Rights or the European Court of Human Rights in Britain. Sir Iain Duncan Smith, a Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, told LBC: “The truth is that this has always been a voluntary case, the ECHR. Many countries sign some but not all ECHR requirements. This is allowed. “The government must look very carefully and decide what we will do about it.” And Jonathan Gullis, a Tory MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, posted on Facebook: “This policy has always been met with mass action by left-wing lawyers and activists. It is clear that the ECHR prevented the departure of the flight, after the efforts in the courts of the United Kingdom were exhausted. The role of the ECHR in British law must be examined as a matter of urgency! “ Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith wrote on Twitter: “While last night’s news was very disappointing, I’m confident we will continue to succeed, as it is only a pause – not a decision against us. That being said, it’s also time for the Blair’s Human Rights Act of 1998 to be limited to history and to introduce our own Bill of Rights. “ Buckingham’s Tory MP Greg Smith wrote on Twitter: “There have been many instances where this legislature has passed with great speed. “What he showed last night is that we now need the same speed and urgency to introduce the UK Declaration of Human Rights and remove any power of the European Court of Human Rights in our sovereign decisions.” Up to seven people were expected to be transported to the East African country on the scheduled flight at 22:30 from a military airport in Wiltshire. But the European Court of Justice has issued precautionary measures that prevent the removal of those who were scheduled to be on the plane. It was reported that the appeals were considered by an out-of-hours judge on paper, overturning previous UK rulings. The court ruled that there was a “real risk of irreversible damage” to the asylum seekers involved. Earlier on Tuesday, only seven people were to board the plane following a series of legal challenges and revisions by the Home Office. Four men who challenged their removal to the High Court in London were dismissed on Tuesday, while a fifth man lost his attempt to appeal to the Supreme Court. However, the ECtHR confirmed earlier in the night that it had granted an urgent interim measure in relation to an Iraqi national. It goes without saying that these led to precautionary measures in the other cases. Immigrants trying to cross the English Channel arrive in Dover on a lifeboat on Tuesday / Getty Images He stated that such requests were accepted only on an “exceptional basis, otherwise the applicants would face a real risk of irreversible damage”. Their decision runs counter to a ruling by judges in London, who found no immediate danger to those being sent to Rwanda. The ECHR oversees a number of human rights laws signed by the United Kingdom, along with other nations. It is separate from the European Union. Home Secretary Pretty Patel said she was disappointed the flight to Rwanda could not leave, but would not “be discouraged from doing the right thing”, adding: “Our legal team is reviewing every decision made on this flight and preparing for it. the next flight starts now. ” “It is very strange that the European Court of Human Rights has intervened despite our repeated previous successes in our domestic courts,” he added. “These recurring legal barriers are similar to those we face with other relocation flights, and many of those removed from this flight will be raised next. “We will not be discouraged from doing the right thing and implementing our plans to control the borders of our nation. Our legal team is considering every decision made for this flight and the preparation for the next flight starts now “. However, Labor on Wednesday accused the government of “choosing a struggle” to blame someone else for the chaos of immigration and of “abandoning all British decency and common sense”. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “It makes no sense for the government to blame anyone but themselves. They have pursued a policy that they knew was unworkable, immoral and incredibly costly because they just wanted to blame someone else. “They have ignored all the warnings about the treatment of torture victims, the lack of proper procedures in Rwanda, the fact that it will not stop criminal gangs and the danger of aggravating human trafficking. And they continue to pay more than εκατο 120 million to Rwanda. “They are more interested in choosing battles than in pursuing serious policies. “This government has abandoned all British decency and common sense.” Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not be discouraged by politics and said the government had always known it would be a “long process” with many legal challenges. He had suggested that lawyers representing immigrants “strengthen the work of criminal gangs” as the last court hearings take place. The government says it has introduced a policy of sending some asylum seekers landing in the UK to Rwanda to discourage others from crossing the canal and cracking down on human trafficking gangs. But he has been criticized, among others, by the Church of England and reportedly by the Prince of Wales. London Mayor Sadiq Khan wrote on Twitter: “Tonight’s inhumane deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda has been stopped by the ECtHR – just minutes before her departure. “Sending people fleeing violence to a country thousands of miles away was already hard and tough. “It’s also potentially illegal now.” Enver Solomon, Συμβουλίου Συμβουλίου διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ διευ En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En En to see human suffering, agony and chaos, the threat of alienation will cause with far-reaching consequences to desperate people who simply need security. “The fact that the flight could not take off is indicative of the inhumanity of the plan and the complete refusal of the government to see the person behind the case.” Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, said: “We are delighted that the courts have decided to stop this flight. “It is time for the government to stop this inhumane policy, which is the most basic policy of gestures, and to start seriously dealing with the settlement of the asylum system, so that those who come to our country seeking refuge are treated fairly and in accordance with the law.” It was not clear when the government planned to plan its next flight. A UK Supreme Court justice ruled last Friday that a full review of Rwanda’s expulsion policy should take place – but that Ms Patel would act legally if she sent some asylum seekers to Rwanda in the meantime. If the policy is deemed illegal, some individuals could be repatriated to the United Kingdom from Rwanda.
