The decision puts the prime minister's hope of striking a returns deal with Ankara in jeopardy, as officials say Turkey is over-zealous in its anti-terrorism laws and has unfair trials. There are also allegations of torture in the judicial system.
The audit may gift Sunak's right-leaning colleagues yet more ammunition to push for the UK to leave the ECHR and bolster provisions within the Rwanda bill to ignore the court-orders that override UK government policy.
The Times is now reporting that officials are considering whether another treaty similar to the Rwandan one could be worked up to ensure that political opponents would not be persecuted upon return.
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