The Conservatives risk being seen once again as the “nasty party” by trying to win votes with a divisive attack on human rights, senior party figures have warned.
Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from his party this weekend over his pledge to stop the boats crossing the Channel. It follows another week that ended in Channel deaths after the capsizing of a boat, while the total number of people making the dangerous crossing since 2018 rose above the 100,000 mark.
Cabinet ministers are now said to be among those expecting the party to back quitting the European convention on human rights (ECHR) as part of its next election manifesto, should their plan to deport migrants to Rwanda be blocked in court.
Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, said the government would do “whatever is necessary” to force its plans through. » | Michael Savage, Policy editor | Sunday, August 13, 2023
"Risk being seen as the nasty party?" There’s no “risk” to it! You ARE the bloody nasty party! The irony is this: The nastiest of the nasty are themselves largely immigrants! Today, the party is made up of unfeeling, unChristian people, lacking both compassion and mercy. – © Mark Alexander
