The UK’s highest court has been slammed by Tory MPs and others after judges agreed that the policy of deporting migrants to Rwanda is unlawful. In a ruling this morning, the Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeal’s ruling that refugees
The first duty of any government is to keep people safe. That’s why last week we set out a package of reforms across the justice system to protect the public, reduce reoffending and deliver for victims. At the heart of our plans
Abusive men and stalkers must be jailed despite the Government’s plan to drastically reduce the use of short sentences, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has declared. Mr Chalk told the Daily Express sending “cowardly” criminals to prison gives victims of domestic abuse “crucial
Judges in the United Kingdom have doubled-down on their mandate to remove a terminally ill infant from life support rather than allow parents to seek treatment at the Vatican. Justice Robert Peel ruled Wednesday that 8-month-old Indi Gregory was to be removed
Rishi Sunak will next week discover if he faces a showdown with European judges over the Government’s plans to deport migrants to Rwanda. The Supreme Court will rule whether the £140 million scheme is legal on Wednesday. A defeat for the Home
Sunak under pressure to warn Euro judges (Image: Getty) Rishi Sunak is under growing pressure to warn European judges that Britain will quit the ECHR unless they commit to major reforms. Tory MPs want the Prime Minister to use his speech at
Tory wrangling over Britain leaving the ECHR intensified after a senior party figure said the Government may have to take “drastic measures” to solve the migrant crisis. At least eight Cabinet ministers, along with other senior Tories, are prepared to back quitting
The Tories should bring forward a new law which would “disapply” rulings made by European judges to deal with the small boats crisis, a former Cabinet minister said. Sir John Redwood said the Conservatives should avoid a “long conversation” on leaving the
Judges in Amsterdam said Thursday they need more information from Canadian authorities as they consider the sentence of a Dutch man convicted in Canada last year of crimes, including extortion and harassment of Canadian teenager Amanda Todd. The ruling delayed legal moves
United Nations judges have declared an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia and said they would establish a procedure to go on hearing evidence without the possibility of convicting him. The majority decision published Wednesday