Motion text
That this House celebrates the role the United Kingdom has played in helping to shape the international rules based order, including its contribution to the drafting and early ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in the aftermath of the horrors of WWII; notes the recent judgment of the Supreme Court that the UK could breach its obligations under the ECHR, and other international law such as the Refugee Convention, UN Convention Against Torture, UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as domestic law, by sending refugees to Rwanda; rejects in principle the use of emergency legislation to ride roughshod over the judgment of the UK’s highest domestic court; further notes such a move would contravene the rule of law and undermine the separation of powers fundamental to UK democracy; considers any legislative proposals to disapply the Human Rights Act (HRA) and ECHR, and restrict judicial review and other legal safeguards would violate the principle of universality that rights belong to all; further considers that a country's safety is determined by the facts on the ground not by the passing of legislation or the signing of a treaty; acknowledges the positive role the ECHR and HRA play in the protection of human rights; and calls upon the Government to abandon its cruel, immoral and unworkable Rwanda plan and to re-establish the UK's good standing as a member of the ECHR and international community.
Signatures (19)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
23 November 2023
Khan, Afzal
Labour
Signed on
23 November 2023
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 November 2023
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
23 November 2023
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 November 2023
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
23 November 2023
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on
23 November 2023
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on
23 November 2023
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
28 November 2023
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2023
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2023
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
30 November 2023
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 December 2023
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 December 2023
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 December 2023
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
16 January 2024
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
16 January 2024
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.