'THE COUNTRY IS SICK OF ACTIVIST JUDGES'

Senior Tory Robert Jenrick hits out at judiciary for failing to deport illegal migrants

- By Michael Knowles

BRITAIN'S ability to deport criminals and failed asylum seekers could be undermined by "activist" judges, warns Robert Jenrick.

A recruitment drive for 70 part-time roles has been blasted by the Shadow Justice Secretary who fears pro-immigration judges will slip through the net and allow more “fraudulent” asylum claims to get through the system.

Mr Jenrick warned there would be “even more immigration madness” and added: “The public are already sick to death of activist judges.”

Confidence in the immigration tribunal system has already been shaken by a string of rulings blocking the deportation of rapists, drug dealers and violent offenders.

Mr Jenrick is calling for a radical shakeup of the judicial appointments process, insisting on far tougher background checks for would-be justices.

Writing in today’s Daily Express, he said: “The Judicial Appointments Commission is recruiting a huge number of part-time judges.

“Unless the JAC gets its act together and starts conducting proper background checks, we will see an influx of judges with links to open-border causes.