Hiring judges for Rwanda appeals will be a challenge, says ex-justice secretary
The Lady Chief Justice stressed decisions on deploying judges were “exclusively a matter for the judiciary” amid attempts by ministers to quell concerns from rebel Tory MPs over the Rwanda Bill.
The most senior judge in England and Wales made the comments after plans were announced to draft in more judges and free up courtrooms in a bid to speed up migrant appeals.
Downing Street said the move showed the Government was “taking every conceivable step” to get Rwanda deportation flights off the ground.
To be absolutely clear, matters of deployment of judges, the
