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Jun 15 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The #Rwandaflights have not ben halted for good.

The #ECHR has said that the Uk gov should wait for the High Court to decide on the issue.

A hearing is set at the end of July.

Will the government proceed with other deportations in the meantime?
More details here
In a dramatic escalation last night and thanks to the European judges intervention, the scheduled flight has been cancelled only minutes before takeoff
But the Uk government is undeterred and will appeal against the European Court ruling.
news.sky.com/story/minister…
The ECHR intervention is already bein framed by some Conservative MPs as 'unacceptable interference' by foreign judges in domestic matters, and is fuelling their long-standing hostility towards the European Court
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…
And Boris Johnson yesterday has refused to rule out withdrawing from European Convention on Human Rights, stating that the Uk government 'may very well' have to change laws on deporting asylum seekers

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
But, as noted by @AmnestyUK, "any future decision by the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights could be a violation of the human rights guarantees in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement" and would therefore impact on peace in NI
amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…
The matter will likely be discussed at #PMQs later today.

For context, here's an excellent reminder of what Boris Johnson thought of the ECHR in 2016

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🔴 Yesterday, the Court of Appeal refused to block the Home Office’s deportation of asylum seekers to #Rwanda.

The first flight is scheduled to leave tonight, at 9:30pm, as human rights lawyers battle to stop the removals.
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theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/j…
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🚨Yesterday The High Court handed down judgement in the Banks V Cadwalladr libel case.

Banks’ claim has now been dismissed. A huge victory for Cadwalladr, and for public interest journalism.
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“This will prove to be a landmark case for the public interest defence in the UK.’
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Deportation flights to #Rwanda are another example of 'appalling and inhumane" policies the Uk government is implementing.

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