Baby’s father ‘heartbroken’ after bid to take treatment case to Europe fails Eight-month-old Indi Gregory is critically ill with mitochondrial disease. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Indi Gregory’s parents’ bid to take life-support treatment fight to Europe fails A campaign group supporting the baby’s family said an application to the European Court of Human Rights had been rejected. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Critically ill baby’s family ask European judges to consider their case Indi Gregory’s parents have made an application to the European Court of Human Rights after losing life-support treatment fights in London. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Rwanda accused of broad campaign of repression against dissidents Human Rights Watch report detailing alleged abuses at home and abroad raises questions over UK government’s asylum plan The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023
Who would replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election? The prime minister’s rivals are shoring up support at the Conservative conference in case of polling defeat The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
Little sign of Tory unity as factions jostle on first day of conference Rishi Sunak’s hopes of united front flounder with MPs and even ministers challenging policy and jockeying for position The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Gove and Badenoch back keeping open option of quitting human rights convention The possibility of leaving the convention was being aired as ministers struggle to meet their promise to ‘stop the boats’. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Sunak faces open revolt over refusal to back tax cuts (And he STILL won’t come clean about plan to cancel northern leg of HS2) The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Braverman’s migration comments may have been ‘to get attention,’ claims Priti Patel Suella Braverman previously said that some refugees claim to be gay to game the asylum system and that multiculturalism had failed which sparked an uproar from some MPs Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023
Patel urges Braverman to deliver small boats pledge as she takes aim at speech The senior Conservative appeared to criticise the Home Secretary for arguing that multiculturalism has ‘failed’ in Britain. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Nervous Tories implore PM to ‘ignore populist insanity’ and keep slim election hopes alive This weekend’s Tory Party conference will see the starting gun fired on the race for power at next year’s general election. But Mr Sunak faces an almighty battle, write Kate Devlin and Adam Forrest The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Tory MPs criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘alarmist’ speech on migration Two MPs distance themselves from home secretary’s talk of ‘existential challenge’ as she called for human rights reform The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023
Hearing over climate inaction against 32 countries opens in Europe Six young people from Portugal will take on 32 countries in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday for not doing enough to stop global warming. The unprecedented hearing is the world’s largest climate legal action to date. Radio France Internationale · Sep 27, 2023
Portuguese youths sue 33 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately tackle global heating. Now, the Strasbourg court will be hearing them on 27 September,… The Conversation · Sep 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal migration’
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Fear of being branded ‘racist’ hindering global asylum reform, says Braverman The Home Secretary was speaking during a trip to Washington DC, as she pointed to the need to reform the United Nations’ Refugee Convention.
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023 Braverman faces backlash after ‘deeply divisive’ speech saying West faces ‘existential threat’ if global asylum rules not tightened Home Secretary criticised after ‘inflammatory’ speech in US in which she declared multiculturalism has failed
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 West faces existential threat if global asylum rules not tightened – Braverman The Home Secretary said during a speech in the US that millions of asylum seekers were being incentivised to ‘try their luck’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023 Suella Braverman makes fresh attack on European court of human rights Home secretary warns treaties on migrants are ‘not fit for purpose’ in age of jet travel and smartphones
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023 Braverman to question basis for international refugee treaties in Washington speech Home secretary will use trip to United States to claim that ‘unsustainable pressure’ is being placed on the US, UK and Europe by illegal migration
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023 Braverman questions whether international migration rules are ‘fit for purpose’ Home Secretary Suella Braverman will use a trip to the United States to warn that ‘unsustainable pressure’ is being placed on the US, UK and Europe.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak tells G20: UK will resist ‘hair shirt’ policies on net zero pledge The prime minister suggested to the summit that he wanted to limit the impact of green measures on British consumers
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023 Suella Braverman restates wish for UK to leave European court of human rights Home secretary calls the court ‘politicised’ and refuses to rule out mass tagging of asylum seekers
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023 Bibby Stockholm barge is safe amid legal challenge possibility, Braverman says The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023 We risk being seen as the ‘nasty party’ again, warn senior Conservatives Moderate Tories fear the party’s attack on human rights will alienate many voters and damage the UK’s global standing