The UK government wants to send migrants to Rwanda. Here’s why judges say it’s unlawful
1 year, 1 month ago

The UK government wants to send migrants to Rwanda. Here’s why judges say it’s unlawful

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court dealt the government a defeat on Wednesday, ruling that its flagship policy to send migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful. The Rwanda plan is the British government’s response to the growing number of migrants from around the world -- 46,000 in 2022 – who cross the English Channel from France to Britain in small boats. Human rights groups and other critics of the plan say it is unworkable and unethical to send migrants to a country 4,000 miles away that they don’t want to live in. The Rwandan government insists it is “committed to its international obligations” and has been recognized by the U.N. and other international institutions “for our exemplary treatment of refugees.” Rwanda’s government says the country is ready to receive migrants from Britain, and has plans to build more than 1,000 houses, including recreational facilities, for the deportees.

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German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered
3 months, 2 weeks ago

German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered

Al Jazeera  

German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the UK. A German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the United Kingdom, weeks after the UK discarded its own Rwanda deportation plan. Germany’s Special Representative for Migration Agreements Joachim Stamp said the European Union could utilise existing asylum facilities in …

After Starmer nixing Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Germany wants UK's facilities to deport immigrants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

After Starmer nixing Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Germany wants UK's facilities to deport immigrants

Firstpost  

Despite the plan’s termination, however, accommodation funded by the UK remains in place in Rwanda, with some facilities reportedly ready to house migrants. Image used for representative purpose/AFP The United Kingdom’s Rwanda deportation plan– the one where the government would pay the African nation to send around 200 immigrants there– was scrapped by the new Labour government under Prime Minister …

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says
5 months ago

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A scrapped plan by former …

UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says
5 months ago

UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister says

Associated Press  

LONDON — A scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen,” the U.K.’s new home secretary said Monday as she put the cost at 700 million pounds in public funds. Home Secretary Yvette Copper said the failed …

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister
5 months ago

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister

Al Jazeera  

The recently scrapped asylum scheme intended to send people who arrived in Britain without permission to Rwanda. Britain’s previous government had planned to spend 10 billion pounds on a now-scrapped plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, and it has already cost taxpayers 700 million pounds, new Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government scrapped the …

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government says it is aware of the United Kingdom’s intention to terminate its plan to deport asylum-seekers to the East African country. In a statement late Monday, the office of the Rwandan government spokesman said the deal had been initiated by the UK “to address the crisis of irregular migration affecting the UK — a problem …

Migrants arriving in UK from across the Channel say a Labour government 'will be very good for us' as they try and leave Calais over fears of win for far-right in France
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrants arriving in UK from across the Channel say a Labour government 'will be very good for us' as they try and leave Calais over fears of win for far-right in France

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants recently arrived in Britain have said a Labour government 'will be very good for us' after leaving France over fears of a win for the far-right. The Mail first interviewed Sudanese national Omer, 23, in a Calais camp a week ago and he is now living at a Home Office hotel in the port city of Hull, east …

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight

The Telegraph  

Home Office officials fear the number of migrants deported on the first Rwanda flight could be in single figures because of legal challenges. A source close to the planning of the flights said: “We will do well to get to double figures on the first flight because of the attrition rate due to legal challenges.” Migrants can bring legal claims …

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan

The Telegraph  

An asylum charity has launched the first blanket legal action against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan to deport migrants. Asylum Aid – which was party to the legal challenge that blocked the first flight to Rwanda two years ago – has begun proceedings against the Home Office over what it claims is an “unlawful” policy to send migrants to Rwanda. It …

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The UK Home Office has lost contact with more than half the people it wants to deport to Rwanda but has vowed to find them. pic.twitter.com/2WWNhQVC1l — Home Office May 1, 2024 Last month, Parliament approved a controversial law – known as the Safety of Rwanda Bill – that allows for asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain to be …

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — An unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has voluntarily arrived in Rwanda, an official said, as the British government rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to fly to Kigali this summer. The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally, …

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda

Al Jazeera  

Government expects to deport 5,700 migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda this year, but rights groups ready to mount new legal challenge. British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take off as early as July. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who …

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year
7 months, 3 weeks ago

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year

The Hindu  

The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the controversial plan. Rwanda has "in principle" agreed to accept 5,700 migrants already in the UK, the interior ministry revealed late Monday. Migrants who arrived in the UK between January 2022 and June last year are liable …

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to
7 months, 3 weeks ago

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to

Daily Mail  

For connoisseurs of hypocrisy and irony in politics, the past few days have been ones to treasure. Rishi Sunak and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame meet at Downing Street earlier this month This amended form of the original Rwanda scheme is what finally cleared all parliamentary hurdles a week ago. Last week, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin complained …

Sunak claims migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan is working, despite no flights taking off
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunak claims migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan is working, despite no flights taking off

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has pounced on claims that migrants are heading to …

‘Stop the boats’ is an idle refrain – it is time for the Tories to stop the boasts…
8 months ago

‘Stop the boats’ is an idle refrain – it is time for the Tories to stop the boasts…

The Independent  

Monday 22 April was a memorable day in the House of Lords – though not in a good way. Yes, the debates followed the usual level of courtesy between colleagues holding deeply opposed views, a style that marks out the Lords as one of the world’s best debating chambers. Certainly, we could have disembowelled the bill completely in its tracks …

The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over
8 months ago

The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda, clearing the runway for flights this summer under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. A bill designed to unblock a plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles was approved …

How will Indian illegal migrants in UK be impacted by Rwanda deportation plan?
8 months ago

How will Indian illegal migrants in UK be impacted by Rwanda deportation plan?

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Rishi Sunak's plan to relocate some migrants to Rwanda gained parliamentary approval early Tuesday. The Rwanda asylum plan involves relocating some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda, where their claims will be processed under a five-year agreement. • More than 1,000 Indians risked their lives in 2023 by crossing the English Channel from Europe in …

UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel
8 months ago

UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel

Hindustan Times  

By Kate Holton UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel LONDON, - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy that is designed to deter migrants from travelling in small boats to Britain. They cite concerns about the East …

Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through
8 months ago

Rwanda Bill: What happens now Rishi Sunak has forced deportation plan through

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister has said “nothing will stand in our way” …

UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?
8 months ago

UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The government has already chartered planes for deportations to start as early as July, but legal headaches are far from over. “The UK government clearly doesn’t care about the cost of its #Rwanda deportation scheme to UK taxpayers any more than it cares about the cruelty it will inflict on asylum seekers.” Read @astroehlein’s Daily Brief on an obsession turning …

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling
8 months ago

UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling

Al Jazeera  

The controversial law is expected to come into force within days with the first deportation flights in weeks. A controversial United Kingdom government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has finally secured the approval of the upper house of parliament, which had demanded numerous amendments, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to start the first flights to Kigali within …

The government is ready to take on lawyers and campaign groups over the Rwanda plan, Rishi Sunak vows
8 months ago

The government is ready to take on lawyers and campaign groups over the Rwanda plan, Rishi Sunak vows

Daily Mail  

Ministers are braced to take on lawyers and campaign groups who try to stop asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda. Rishi Sunak stressed the Home Office is 'ready' to carry out the 'complex operational endeavour' Charities have major concerns about vulnerable asylum seekers deciding to 'disengage' Number 10 previously pledged to make cases 'watertight' against individuals it planned to send …

If we're sent to Rwanda we'll just try again: Migrants in Dunkirk who are trying to enter UK vow they'll return to make another crossing if they are deported to Africa - as they brand stop the boats p
8 months ago

If we're sent to Rwanda we'll just try again: Migrants in Dunkirk who are trying to enter UK vow they'll return to make another crossing if they are deported to Africa - as they brand stop the boats p

Daily Mail  

Migrants in Dunkirk wanting to cross the Channel in small boats have vowed they will just keep coming back even if deported to Rwanda. One migrant at a camp in Dunkirk has told BBC Breakfast it is 'no matter' to him whether he is deported to Rwanda and how he sees it as 'important' to go to the UK Another, …

Sunak to set out details of Rwanda plan as parliamentary showdown looms
8 months ago

Sunak to set out details of Rwanda plan as parliamentary showdown looms

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Prime Minister will use a press conference to outline a “robust” operational plan …

UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
8 months ago

UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. “We will see some attempts to block deportations legally.” Sunak has staked his political future to the deportation flights, making a pledge to “stop the boats” a …

Rishi Sunak to urge peers to back Rwanda plan as it faces final showdown
8 months ago

Rishi Sunak to urge peers to back Rwanda plan as it faces final showdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made …

UK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks
8 months ago

UK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks

Al Jazeera  

Sunak says the government would force parliament to sit late into the night on Monday to pass new legislation if needed. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of Parliament that he will force new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak …

Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda
8 months ago

Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda

Bloomberg  

The UK has developed a controversial solution to the migration pressures facing many developed nations: Send asylum-seekers to Africa. The plan — first floated by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2022 — was to immediately deport migrants who arrive on British shores without permission some 4,000 miles to Rwanda and leave them there. More than 70% of those who …

Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament
8 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda suffered a setback on Wednesday after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation. The Rwanda plan is key to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s pledge to “stop the boats” bringing unauthorized migrants to the U.K. across the English …

Can the government expand the Rwanda scheme to deport migrants to other countries?
8 months, 1 week ago

Can the government expand the Rwanda scheme to deport migrants to other countries?

The Independent  

Britain has begun talks with several other countries about replicating the government’s controversial scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. When he was foreign secretary, James Cleverly, the current home secretary, told officials that talks with other third countries should continue while the legal wrangling over Rwanda played out. Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future think tank, said: “There is …

Rwanda flights ‘will take off this spring regardless of ECHR intervention’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda flights ‘will take off this spring regardless of ECHR intervention’

The Telegraph  

Rwanda flights will take off this spring even if the European Court of Human Rights intervenes, the Home Office believes. Officials are “stepping up” preparations for the first two deportation flights of around 150 migrants, according to sources close to James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, before the Rwanda Bill has got Royal Assent. Ministers believe two key changes - in …

Irish court risks diplomatic row after 'absolutely absurd' ruling that Britain is NOT a safe country for asylum seekers due to the risk of them being sent on to Rwanda
9 months ago

Irish court risks diplomatic row after 'absolutely absurd' ruling that Britain is NOT a safe country for asylum seekers due to the risk of them being sent on to Rwanda

Daily Mail  

The Irish High Court last night ruled the UK is not a safe country to return asylum seekers to, due to the risk of them being onwardly deported to Rwanda. The UK is not a safe place to return asylum seekers due to the risk they may be deported to Rwanda, the Irish High Court ruled last night The test …

Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?
9 months ago

Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s House of Lords delivered another blow to the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday when it voted to reinsert amendments to a bill which had already been rejected by the House of Commons. With the support of opposition Labour and cross-bench peers, as well as some rebel Conservatives, including Lord Ken Clarke, a former …

The UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament
9 months ago

The UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Britain and Rwanda signed a deal almost two years ago that would see migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats sent to the East African country, where they would remain permanently. Sunak said Monday …

U.K. mulls plan to pay migrants to move to Rwanda voluntarily
9 months, 1 week ago

U.K. mulls plan to pay migrants to move to Rwanda voluntarily

The Hindu  

The U.K. government said on March 13 it was considering a scheme to send rejected asylum seekers to Rwanda voluntarily and will reportedly pay them up to £3,000 to make the move. The government is trying to satisfy a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that deporting asylum seekers to Kigali is illegal under international law by enacting legislation compelling judges to …

MPs warn Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with UK’s human rights commitment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

MPs warn Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with UK’s human rights commitment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s proposed Rwanda asylum …

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says
10 months, 1 week ago

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the U.K.’s human rights obligations, a parliamentary rights watchdog said Monday, as the contentious bill returned for debate in the House of Lords. Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, which has members from both government and opposition parties, said in …

UK’s Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with rights obligations
10 months, 1 week ago

UK’s Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with rights obligations

Al Jazeera  

The legislation may be in breach of international treaties, according to a parliamentary report. The plan of the United Kingdom’s government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda goes against the country’s human rights obligations and may breach international law, according to a parliamentary report. Lawmakers from parliament’s cross-party Joint Committee on Human Rights said in a damning 52-page report released …

Church of England leader says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda undermines the UK’s global standing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Church of England leader says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda undermines the UK’s global standing

Associated Press  

LONDON — The leader of the Church of England said Monday that Britain will undermine its standing in the world if it enacts a government plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said U.K. politicians were seeking to “outsource our moral and legal responsibility for asylum seekers and refugees.” Speaking as …

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda migration bill suffers blow in Britain's Parliament
11 months ago

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda migration bill suffers blow in Britain's Parliament

Firstpost  

The upper house of the UK Parliament has urged the Conservative government not to proceed with the ratification of a migration treaty with Rwanda. The treaty and an accompanying bill are the pillars of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s bid to overcome a block on the deportations by the U.K. Supreme Court. John Kerr, a former diplomat a former diplomat …

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda migration bill suffers a blow in Britain’s Parliament
11 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda migration bill suffers a blow in Britain’s Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — The upper house of Britain’s Parliament has urged the Conservative government not to ratify a migration treaty with Rwanda. The treaty and an accompanying bill are the pillars of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s bid to overcome a block on the deportations by the U.K. Supreme Court. The Rwanda policy is key to Sunak’s pledge to “stop the …

Overcoming Tory Rebellion, Rishi Sunak Pushes Rwanda Bill Through UK Parliament
11 months ago

Overcoming Tory Rebellion, Rishi Sunak Pushes Rwanda Bill Through UK Parliament

The Quint  

The move first gained attention when the UK and Rwanda inked an agreement in April 2022 to send some migrants, who arrive in small boats across the English Channel, to Rwanda to process their asylum claims. In June, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of asylum-seekers, calling the plan unlawful as Rwanda is not a "safe third country," posing …

U.K. PM Rishi Sunak faces Conservative rebellion in Parliament over his Rwanda asylum plan
11 months, 1 week ago

U.K. PM Rishi Sunak faces Conservative rebellion in Parliament over his Rwanda asylum plan

The Hindu  

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced rebellion from senior lawmakers in his Conservative Party on Tuesday over his stalled plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, a controversial and expensive policy that the British leader has made central to his attempt to win an election this year. In a blow to Sunak, two deputy chairmen of the …

UK leader Rishi Sunak dealt a blow by Conservative rebellion over his Rwanda asylum plan
11 months, 1 week ago

UK leader Rishi Sunak dealt a blow by Conservative rebellion over his Rwanda asylum plan

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a substantial rebellion by Conservative Party lawmakers on Tuesday over his stalled plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, in a blow both to the policy and to his authority over the fractious governing party. Moderates worry the policy is too extreme, while many on the party’s powerful right …

U.K. leader dealt a blow by Conservative rebellion over his Rwanda asylum plan
11 months, 1 week ago

U.K. leader dealt a blow by Conservative rebellion over his Rwanda asylum plan

LA Times  

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures during his visit to the Boatyard in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, on Monday. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a substantial rebellion by Conservative Party lawmakers on Tuesday over his stalled plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, in a blow both to the policy and to his authority over the fractious …

The Rwanda plan is a ridiculous gimmick that shames us all
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Rwanda plan is a ridiculous gimmick that shames us all

The Independent  

When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the aftermath of the Second World War, it was recognised immediately as a milestone document. At the time, one key concern of many signatories to the universal declaration and other post-war human rights documents was that fascist or communist governments could override individual rights in the name of collective interests. …

Rwanda bill explained: What is the government’s controversial immigration plan?
1 year ago

Rwanda bill explained: What is the government’s controversial immigration plan?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has introduced legislation and staged an emergency press conference …

The UK says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off
1 year ago

The UK says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was under pressure Friday to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda 240 million pounds as part of a blocked asylum plan, without a single person being sent to the East African country. The opposition Liberal Democrats said it was “an unforgivable waste of taxpayers’ money.” The Rwanda plan is central to the U.K. government’s …

U.K. says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off
1 year ago

U.K. says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off

LA Times  

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives an update on the plan to “stop the boats” and illegal migration during a news conference in London on Thursday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was under pressure Friday to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda 240 million pounds as part of a blocked asylum plan, without a single person being sent to the East …

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