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Apr
23
2024
By SARAH YOUNG and ELIZABETH PIPER
‘No ifs, no buts’, UK’s Sunak promises to start Rwanda flights

‘No ifs, no buts’, UK’s Sunak promises to start Rwanda flights

NEWS
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of parliament he would force the new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak said the government had booked commercial charter planes and trained staff to take migrants to Rwanda, a policy he hopes will boost his Conservative Party's flagging fortunes before an election later this year. After weeks of opposition in the House of Lords upper house which wants to introduce safeguards to the divisive legislation, Sunak said the government would force parliament to sit…
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Apr
16
2024
By ANDREW MACASKILL and MICHAEL HOLDEN
British PM Sunak’s Rwanda scheme set to pass parliament but challenges await

British PM Sunak’s Rwanda scheme set to pass parliament but challenges await

NEWS
THE British parliament is set to finally approve a divisive law this week to pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but further legal hurdles could yet hold up or derail one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's key policies. Sunak has invested huge political capital in the Rwanda scheme whose success or failure might be crucial to his Conservative party's fortunes in an upcoming election, given his promise it will stop tens of thousands of people arriving without permission in small boats across the Channel. The new legislation is poised to get lawmakers' approval, unamended, by…
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Mar
22
2024
By The African Mirror
UK’s Rwanda asylum legislation to return to parliament after Easter

UK’s Rwanda asylum legislation to return to parliament after Easter

NEWS
LEGISLATION that seeks to block further court challenges to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda will next be debated in parliament on April 15. The government wants to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in Britain on small, inflatable boats each year to live in Rwanda, but legal challenges have so far prevented anyone being sent to the East African country yet. To overcome objections by the court, Sunak's government is passing the bill that declares Rwanda a safe country for asylum seekers and disapplies parts of human rights law in an attempt…
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Mar
06
2024
By ANDREW MACASKILL
UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda suffers first parliamentary defeats

UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda suffers first parliamentary defeats

NEWS
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered his first defeat over his legislation to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after the upper house of parliament demanded greater protections to be introduced before deportation flights can take off. Under the Rwanda plan, which has yet to be carried out, asylum seekers who arrive on England's southern coast in small, inflatable boats would be sent to live in Rwanda, but so far no one has been deported because of ongoing legal challenges. In an effort to overcome resistance from the courts, Sunak's government is passing legislation through parliament that would block further legal challenges…
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Feb
02
2024
By LIN TAYLOR and NITA BHALLA
UK’s Rwanda plan: Which other nations send asylum seekers abroad?

UK’s Rwanda plan: Which other nations send asylum seekers abroad?

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a setback to his plans to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament's upper house backed a largely symbolic motion to delay ratification of a treaty aimed at overcoming a legal block. Sunak's "Safety of Rwanda" bill seeks to override a decision by the UK Supreme Court, which ruled last month that the East African country was an unsafe place to send asylum seekers, and the UK Supreme Court ruled last year that the East African nation was not a safe country to send people. Britain then signed a treaty with Rwanda, which it said addressed those…
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Dec
11
2023
By SARAH YOUNG and RISHABH JAISWAL
UK paid Rwanda additional $126 mln for contested migrant plan

UK paid Rwanda additional $126 mln for contested migrant plan

NEWS
BRITAIN paid Rwanda an additional 100 million pounds ($126 million) in April, on top of 140 million pounds it previously sent, as the bill for its contested plan to relocate asylum seekers to the East African country continues to rise. The Rwanda scheme is at the centre of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's strategy to deter illegal migrants but as yet none have been moved there because of legal battles since the scheme was announced in 2022. The divisive policy is now seen as a threat to Sunak's leadership - with an election expected next year - after his immigration…
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Dec
08
2023
By ANDREW MACASKILL, KATE HOLTON and ALISTAIR SMOUT
UK’s Sunak tells divided party his Rwanda migrant plan is the only way

UK’s Sunak tells divided party his Rwanda migrant plan is the only way

NEWS
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed to his Conservative lawmakers to unite behind his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after a revolt that once again exposed deep divisions in his party. Sunak is facing the biggest challenge to his year-long tenure as he tries to stop lawmakers on the party's right-wing from rebelling over their demand that Britain should quit international treaties to set its own migration policy. His immigration minister quit on Wednesday and he is facing questions as to whether he can get his key policy through a vote in parliament. Some Conservative lawmakers said on Thursday that…
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Nov
14
2023
By ELIZABETH PIPER
UK’s Sunak brings back Cameron, sacks Braverman

UK’s Sunak brings back Cameron, sacks Braverman

WORLD
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister in a reshuffle triggered by his firing of interior minister Suella Braverman after her criticism of police threatened his authority. It was the latest reset for a prime minister whose Conservative Party is badly lagging the Labour Party before an election expected next year. Cameron's return suggested Sunak wanted to bring in a more centrist, experienced hand rather than appease the populist right of his party which backed Braverman. It also reawakens divisive debate over Brexit: Cameron held the referendum on European Union membership in 2016…
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Mar
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Britain’s Sunak discusses migration partnership with Rwanda’s Kagame

Britain’s Sunak discusses migration partnership with Rwanda’s Kagame

NEWS
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the UK-Rwanda migration partnership and the need to disrupt the activities of smugglers while addressing humanitarian concerns, the British government. In a telephone conversation on Monday evening "the leaders committed to continue working together to ensure this important partnership is delivered successfully", Downing Street said in a statement. The leaders also discussed the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and international efforts to support a lasting peaceful resolution to the conflict, the statement added. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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