The former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said if Rishi Sunak is serious about stopping the boats he would leave the ECHR before the next General Election.
Braverman also said she would like the government to ‘force Keir Starmer’s hand’ on the issue, saying it would ‘be great to see the Labour Party campaign hand back control over our borders to a foreign court.’
In an interview with GB News, she also claimed she wouldn't be surprised if Mr Starmer tried to reverse Brexit.
Turning to the Prime Minister's position on leaving the ECHR, Braverman said: "I worked very closely with the Prime Minister on this issue for over a year and his view, as expressed to me, was that he does not support leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. We're hearing a lot of noises from him right now. I do believe the British people would see them as inauthentic. I think if he's really serious about stopping the boats, he'll do what is necessary. And what's necessary is to invoke Article 58 now.
“I believe he could do it and he could deliver withdrawal from the convention before the next election. Let's fight the next election on it. Let's force Keir Starmer’s hand, because I tell you, it would be great to see the Labour Party campaign to hand back control to Strasbourg, hand back control over our borders to a foreign court.
“Let's have that debate with the with the British public. But the Prime Minister has the authority and he has the majority, I believe, to deliver what's necessary to actually stop the boats.
“I've been very open about my profound concerns about the way the party is heading and I've been very clear that the Prime Minister needs to change course. Any poll that you look at every day now suggests that we're heading for electoral defeat, and I am horrified personally, by the prospect of a Keir Starmer government."
Outlining her concerns about Starmer's intentions for Brexit she added: "He's someone who would reverse Brexit. He's someone who campaigned for a second referendum.
“All the indications from a shadow cabinet and indeed himself in his unguarded moments are that he does want closer alignment with the European Union. He would undo what was achieved in 2017 in that historic vote. He would oversee increased migration and he would not apologise or try to hide it.”
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