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Illegal Migration Bill passes first Commons test amid pleas from MPs for changes

Controversial asylum proposals have cleared their first Commons hurdle amid pleas from Tory MPs for amendments to protect trafficked women, children and modern slavery victims. The Illegal Migration Bill aims to stop people claiming asylum in the UK ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:45

Ministers confident of spring Rwanda flights despite parliamentary deadlock

Ministers are confident deportation flights to Rwanda will take off this spring, despite the legislation underpinning the plan remaining in parliamentary deadlock. Treasury minister Laura Trott said there were “many definitions of spring” when ...

17 Apr 2024 at 10:51

Sunak blames Labour for missing spring deadline for Rwanda flights

Rishi Sunak has acknowledged he will miss his self-imposed spring target for getting the Rwanda scheme off the ground but insisted: “We will start the flights and we will stop the boats.” The Prime Minister said “enough is enough” and MPs and ...

22 Apr 2024 at 15:18

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

Rishi Sunak is to set out how he intends to get the first flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda off the ground as he puts further pressure on the Lords to end resistance to the scheme. The Prime Minister will use a press conference to ...

22 Apr 2024 at 10:23

Rwanda Bill to return to Commons on March 18 after Lords defeats

Rwanda Bill to return to the Commons on March 18 after Lords defeats

The Government will attempt to overturn amendments to its proposed Rwanda asylum law on March 18 after it suffered 10 defeats in the House of Lords. Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt confirmed the return date for the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum ...

07 Mar 2024 at 18:56

Sunak vows ‘nothing will stand in way’ of Rwanda flights after Bill passes

Rishi Sunak said “nothing will stand in our way” of getting flights to Rwanda off the ground, as the Government braced itself for legal challenges to the scheme to send asylum seekers to the east African country. The Safety of Rwanda ...

23 Apr 2024 at 09:17

Channel migrant deaths ‘underscore’ need for Rwanda plan, says Sunak

The deaths of five people including a child while attempting to cross the English Channel underlines the need for the deterrent of the Rwanda scheme, Rishi Sunak has said. The tragedy off the coast of northern France came just hours ...

23 Apr 2024 at 17:18

Human rights groups condemn Rwanda Bill as ‘breach of international law’

Human rights groups have condemned the Government’s newly passed Rwanda deportation plan as a “breach of international law”. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill finally passed through Parliament early on Tuesday ...

23 Apr 2024 at 09:37

Sunak faces test of authority as Rwanda vote looms

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly are engaged in last-ditch efforts to persuade would-be Tory rebels to back the Government’s Rwanda plan. The Prime Minister has faced calls from the Tory right to scrap the Safety of Rwanda Bill ...

11 Dec 2023 at 18:05

Migrants die attempting Channel crossing just hours after Rwanda Bill passes

Five people including a child died while attempting to cross the English Channel just hours after the Rwanda law aimed at deterring migrants cleared Parliament. Rishi Sunak said the “tragic” incident “underscores” the need ...

23 Apr 2024 at 12:27

Rwanda Bill faces fresh parliamentary showdown in the House of Lords

Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda policy faces another parliamentary showdown as the Lords consider whether to hold the legislation up until after Easter. On the eve of the Bill being reconsidered by peers, Home Secretary ...

20 Mar 2024 at 15:47

Star chamber of Tory lawyers says Sunak’s Rwanda Bill needs significant changes

Rishi Sunak’s plans to revive the stalled Rwanda asylum scheme do not go far enough, a panel of lawyers convened by a campaign group of Tory MPs has said. In a blow to the Prime Minister, the so-called “star chamber” ...

11 Dec 2023 at 14:26

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