Tánaiste Micheál Martin ignored pleas for intervention, high-profile MP says
Labour MP Stella Creasy has called on the Government to stand up for the Belfast Agreement by challenging UK prime minister Rishi Sunak over his proposed new Rwanda deportation regime. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Ms Creasy wrote to Mr Martin on December 7th asking for his views on the UK’s Safety of Rwanda Bill, which aims to enable the deportation to the African country of illegal migrants in the UK. The Bill, which was passed in the House of Commons but is now stuck in the House of Lords, proposes to restrict the ability of migrants in the UK to bring cases to the European Court of Human Rights .
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission have both expressed concerns over the impact of the Rwanda plan on the North’s peace treaty. Ms Creasy told The Irish Times this week it is “obvious” the UK government did not even consult the Government in the Republic about the provisions of the Rwanda Bill that appear to contradict the ECHR clause of the Belfast Agreement.
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