Ministers say they won't break but WILL stretch boundaries of international law trends now
Migrants entering the UK illegally from today will be 'banned from claiming asylum, modern slavery or human rights breaches' in the country in the biggest crackdown on illegal migration for decades, it has been reported.
According to the Sun, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's new landmark borders bill will be 'applied retrospectively' for all channel crossings despite the fact the law -which sails close to breaking human rights legislation - likely won't be passed for months.
It is understood that a rarely-used measure under the Human Rights Act – known as a Section 19.1.B statement – will be deployed to get the legislation through Parliament.
Ministers are understood to have received advice that the proposals are lawful despite pushing the boundaries of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The new bill also gives Parliament the power to set a cap on the number of refugees accepted into the country - with local authorities being consulted on how many numbers they can take, reports the Times.
Tough measures to tackle small boat arrivals will be rushed through Parliament – and could be in place by summer
Sources close to Home Secretary Suella Braverman said Britons 'have had enough' and vowed that ministers would tackle the Channel crisis 'no ifs, no buts'
In the new bill, small boat migrants will be barred from lodging asylum claims and stripped of the ability to launch human rights appeals.
Nearly all those who arrive by illegal routes will be able to appeal only once they have been deported.
Only children and the gravely ill will be allowed to remain in Britain while they bring legal challenges, Mrs Braverman is expected to say.
Whilst waiting to be deported, it is understood that migrants will be kept in student accommodation, cruise ships or holiday parks - in a change from hotels.
It has been reported that the Home Office is planning to purchase two RAF bases in Lincolnshire and Essex to house migrants waiting for deportation.
A 'duty to remove' any migrants who arrive illegally will be placed on the Home Secretary.
It is understood that asylum and human rights claims will be 'radically curtailed' under the package.
New legislation will mean claims of human trafficking will need to rely on significant proof to be claimed.
The sources close to Mrs Braverman said: 'The British people have had enough. This Government is determined to stop the boats and ensure we have all the powers available to remove illegal migrants from the country.
'The Prime Minister and Home Secretary are resolved to this course of action, no ifs, no buts.'
Another insider said: 'This new duty to remove will ensure that the Home Secretary's power to remove migrants takes precedence in law and ensures asylum, human rights and modern slavery claims are blocked.'
In a separate development, ministers have not given up on sending the first plane-load of migrants to
