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A question to twitter’s UK immigration law experts: am I right in thinking that, in the current state of the law, no-deal means that 3 million EU citizens lose their immigration legal status overnight? 1/
No statutory right to work, or study, or bring family over? 2/
In which case I would strongly argue that the Govt’s refusal to ask for an Art 50 extension amounts to a violation of the ECHR: right to private and family life. 3/
The 3 million should bring a judicial review action to stop this from happening. Imagine the UK being found to have violated the fundamental rights of 3 million people. END
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Some thoughts on the Government's new Irish Protocol proposals. Not on the complexities or technicalities, but on the attempt to adopt a principled approach. 1/
First, there is the democracy principle, reflected in the need for Stormont to sign off on regulatory alignment, and to renew those vows every four years. Second, the sovereignty principle applied to customs: a sovereign country must have its own customs union.
Those principles sound good, but closer scrutiny ofthe proposals show that they are instrumentalised in a wholly unconvincing way. 3/
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It is so sad to see the political discourse in the UK descend into such violent and vile language, particularly on the Government’s side. 1/
The idea that this is HM’s Government, and not just a campaigning party, seems hopelessly lost. The PM just cannot disagree with a unanimous Supreme Court, let alone call death threats “humbug”. 2/
But if every cloud has a silver lining it must be this: the Brexiteers are desperate that this is their last chance to make Brexit happen and resort to extreme tactics and language. 3/
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On whether unconstitutional government action is unlawful. Lord Sumption points out that UK constitutional conventions are not enforceable in the courts, as Miller (UKSC) confirmed. 1/
True enough. But in the Brexit case there is also EU law. Art 50 states that a Member State (MS) may withdraw “in accordance with its constitutional requirements”. Note “requirements”, not “law”. Broad enough to capture UK conventions. 2/
Art 50 is law, not political practice or convention. The reference to constitutional requirements is not descriptive: legal provisions lay down norms. 3/
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Citizens’ Rights Myth Buster

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