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Rishi Sunak Threatens To Leave Foreign European Court If Rwanda Deal Is Blocked [Video]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ventrued the possibility of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it interferes with his push to pass his controversial Rwanda deportation plan.

This plan, which has been met with heavy criticism, seeks to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a policy that right-wing Conservative MPs, including figures like former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, have supported amidst fears that the ECHR could block these deportations.

Sunak, appearing on The Sun’s Never Mind The Ballots show, told editor Harry Cole that “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 sentiment echoes the longstanding concerns of a faction within the Conservative Party that views the ECHR as an impediment to the UK’s ability to formulate and enforce its immigration policies.

The prime minister said: “I believe that all plans are …

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