Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Audience 1: I said are you considering leaving the ECHR ... you just put words in my mouthAmong the topics covered was the PM’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as a way of deterring migrants from trying to cross the Channel on small boats.
Attempts to get flights off the ground have so far failed, in part because it has fallen foul of ECHR rulings.Sunak replied: “I am crystal clear. Everything we are doing is compliant with our international obligations, but if a foreign court, including the European court, forces me to choose between our country’s national security and membership of that court, I’m going to choose this country’s national security every single time.
The prime minister continued: “I beieve that everything we’re doing is in compliance with our international obligations. If I’m put in a position where I’m forced to choose ... I’m going to put our country’s national security first every singe time and I make absolutely no apology about that.”There appeared to be further shouts of “shame on you” at the end of the programme.HuffPost UK Daily Brief
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