Suella Braverman says the scuppering of Boris Johnson’s Rwanda flights proves the UK needs to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights

Suella Braverman asserted that the failure of Boris Johnson’s flights to Rwanda is evidence that the UK should leave the European Court of Human Rights.

It was necessary to “take back control of our borders,” according to the Attorney General, who is vying to become the Tory leader.

She wrote: ‘When people voted for Brexit, they expected us to take back control of our borders. It is unacceptable that a foreign court stopped the flight.

‘The British people should be able to vote for their priorities and expect their government to carry them out.’

She added: ‘Obstructing lawful deportations by going to the ECHR… does nothing for public safety, or the wellbeing of the victims of people smugglers.’

Last month, the European Court of Human Rights intervened to force the last-minute cancellation of the first flight scheduled to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Up to seven people were anticipated to be sent to the nation of east Africa.

However, the flight was cancelled as a result of a last-minute intervention from the European Court of Human Rights, which prompted further legal challenges in UK courts.

The night before Mr. Johnson announced his resignation, the Attorney General was the first to announce her decision to run for Conservative leader.

Her campaign depends on her leaving the Strasbourg-based court of the European Convention on Human Rights.