The Prime Minister said controlling immigration was more important than ‘membership of a foreign court’.
Rishi Sunak gave his strongest hint yet that he could back leaving the ECHR if it blocks his Rwanda plan
The Prime Minister told The Sun’s Never Mind The Ballots programme: “I believe that all plans are compliant with all of our international obligations including the ECHR, but I do believe that border security and making sure that we can control illegal migration is more important than membership of a foreign court because it’s fundamental to our sovereignty as a country.”
The Safety of Rwanda Bill currently making its way through Parliament includes provisions that would allow ministers to ignore such orders. He also defended his broader approach to small boats, saying he had done “more than any other prime minister in history” to tackle the problem.
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