The ‘Star chamber’ is recommending tougher powers to block so-called Rule 39 injunctions by European judges – which grounded the first Rwanda flight in June 2022 - HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERSA “star chamber” of Conservative lawyers will call on Monday for a legal block on attempts by Strasbourg judges to halt further flights to Rwanda. The four lawyers led by veteran Brexiteer MP Sir Bill Cash will warn MPs that Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill will not get the deportation flights off the ground unless there are significant changes to the emergency legislation. MPs from other groups on the Right of the party including the New Conservatives and Common Sense Group will be heavily influenced by the findings ahead of Tuesday’s second reading of the Rwanda Bill. The flights to Rwanda have been grounded since June 2022, when a judge issued at the eleventh-hour a late-night rule 39 order, dubbed ‘pyjama injunctions’, blocking the first departure. To counter the risk of a repeat, the Prime Minister has proposed the Rwanda Bill would give ministers the power to ignore future injunctions.

Source: The Star December 11, 2023 04:54 UTC