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London (AFP) - Furious Conservatives called on Britain's government Wednesday to abandon a European human rights pact after a judge dramatically blocked its plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda.

THE UK Government is preparing a new flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda after its planned inaugural flight was cancelled following a…

Minister says he would not ‘advocate withdrawing from the ECHR’

Tory MPs furious at a late-night ruling by the European Court of Human Rights halted the first departure.

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Therese Coffey said ministers were 'highly confident' the next flight would go ahead after a late intervention from the European Court of Human Rights

Despite last minute legal reprieve granted to asylum seekers, Therese Coffey ‘highly confident’ next flight will go ahead

Senior ministers were asked whether the Prime Minister had let them down after a picture of him at a leaving do in November 2020 emerged.

Department for Work and Pensions staff may be given sweeping new powers to arrest claimants and issue fines — as well as have easier access to their bank details

Two million claimants are set to have their cases dredged up and face fines

Tory DWP chief Therese Coffey will announce sweeping laws to mass-request bank account data and slap people with fines even if they're not convicted of a crime. But work on the law won't start for at least a year