Cummings argues UK courts, invoking the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act, are blocking deportations even for serious offenders, citing recent rulings on Gaza entrants and 'right to family life' cases. He claims this creates a de facto ban that Westminster accepts while branding opponents 'fascist.'
— If supranational rights jurisprudence effectively overrides democratic border policy, it will fuel legitimacy crises and drive populist demands to exit or rewrite these legal regimes.
Dominic Cummings
2025.02.13
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The article’s examples: 'Gazans can come here because “human rights,”' a 'child not liking chicken nuggets' cited under family‑life rights, and a Court of Appeal stance against deporting criminals to certain countries.
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