Rishi Sunak is facing a Cabinet revolt after he threatened to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) should flights to Rwanda continue to be blocked.
Rishi Sunak is facing a Cabinet revolt after he threatened to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights should flights to Rwanda continue to be blocked. At least 12 Cabinet ministers are opposed to Britain leaving the ECHR, The Times reports, including key Sunak allies Jeremy Hunt and James Cleverly. Alex Chalk, the justice secretary, Christ Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland Secretary, are also opposed to the move.
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