While the prime minister is visiting the Council of Europe in Iceland, before heading to Japan for the G7, he is still trying to calm his backbenchers with attempts to change the European migration system.
and called for reform to limit the powers of European judges to interfere in domestic politics.
His message will certainly chime with Conservatives who have been critical of the ECtHR, for allowing the last-minute grounding of a migrant flight bound for Rwanda.French President Emmanuel Macron told me he"wants to understand" what reform Rishi Sunak is proposing but said the Council of Europe's"principles need to be respected".
Luxembourg's prime minister, Xavier Bettel, accused the UK of trying to"pick and choose". He said:"Relations with the UK have never been the easiest."Any commitment from European leaders today seems far-fetched but Rishi Sunak's rhetoric is for domestic consumption. The prime minister may have wanted to talk about immigration but the star attraction at this summit was a video appearance from
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