Rwanda judgment: the Law has ruled. Why won’t Rishi Sunak accept the Rule of Law?
Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak: by refusing to accept the Court of Appeal’s judgment on Rwanda deportations, they are denying the Rule of Law. Right?
Once again, for the Tory government: this is awkward.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda will be unlawful, because that country’s assurances that it would not return them to countries where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment are not “sufficient”.
The decision follows a ruling by the High Court that the government’s policy of deporting some asylum-seekers to Rwanda was permissible. An appeal had been launched against the decision by a group of 10 asylum-seekers and the charity Asylum Aid.
Normally, that should be that.
But the Tory government is not accepting this legal ruling and is demanding that it should be taken to the Supreme Court.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has claimed that the “system is rigged against the British people”.
And Rishi Sunak published a statement online as follows:
It is this country – and your government – who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs.
My statement on today’s ruling 👇 pic.twitter.com/VMvYBbs0Oz
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) June 29, 2023
Your government should decide who comes here, not “criminal gangs”? Is he suggesting the Court of Appeal is a “criminal gang”? It’s one interpretation of his words!
(In fact, if he disobeys the court’s order, it is Sunak and his government who will be the criminals.)
“Rwanda is a safe country,” he said. This is not true, according to the law.
And his claim that it is this country that should decide who comes here is easily countered. This decision is not about who comes here, but about whether anybody should go to Rwanda. And the answer is nobody.
And now the public purse will have to stump up the exorbitant cost of another court hearing, because this spoilt, petulant man-child and his demonic lieutenant are determined to have their own way. How contemptible.
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Fascists believe they are above existing laws and laws don’t apply to them so fascist Rushi Sunak and his fascist tory cabel are all law breakers!
Fascist dictators commonly claim legal decisions holding them to account are not lawful so too does Sunak. By the way Sunak criminal gangs did not create the laws unless one believes like you that ‘criminal gangs’ passed laws not politicians sitting at Westminster!
We peasants didn’t elect you Sunak and your criminal fascist tory cabel to use our public money on trying to force the legal system to submit to your fascist totalitarian demands!
The Taxpayer funded legal bills from defending all their very poor decisions and policies over 13 years must be eye-watering, their chums in the Legal Profession will charge “Top Dollar”.
Also, if Rwanda is such a wonderful place, why are they using it as a threat?
Because Sunak and his tory criminal Cartel have proved that they are above the law.
“Why won’t Rishi Sunak accept the Rule of Law?
The best answer:
“And now the public purse will have to stump up the exorbitant cost of another court hearing, because this spoilt, petulant man-child and his demonic lieutenant are determined to have their own way. How contemptible.”
Excellent article by the way Mike, keep it up.
Thanks. I only wish more people were able to read these pieces.