British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the Prime Minister’s Questions, at the House of Commons in London, Britain December 6, 2023. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Summary UK unveils law to declare Rwanda a safe country Early blow for Sunak as minister resigns UK top court had said Rwandan migrant plan was unlawful Sunak says new bill will mean scheme cannot be stopped LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out draft emergency legislation on Wednesday which he said would pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but immediately suffered a major setback when his immigration minister quit. The “Safety of Rwanda Bill”, published the day after Britain signed a new treaty with Rwanda, is designed to overcome a ruling by the UK Supreme Court that the government’s proposed scheme to send thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country was unlawful . Advertisement · Scroll to continue The government said the bill was “the toughest immigration legislation ever introduced” and it would be fast-tracked through parliament, but it immediately divided his party and prompted talk of further legal challenges. “Through this new landmark emergency legislation, we will control our borders, deter people taking perilous journeys across the channel and end the continuous legal challenges filling our courts,” said Sunak, who has said flights would begin in the spring next year. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The bill will instruct judges to ignore some sections of the Human Rights Act (HRA) and provisions of domestic or international law that might deem that Rwanda was not a safe country to send asylum seekers to, though appeals by people based on specific circumstances would still be permitted. Ministers alone would also decide on whether to comply with any […]
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