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Nov
16
2023
By The African Mirror
UK’s Rwanda migrant resettlement plan ruled unlawful: Reactions

UK’s Rwanda migrant resettlement plan ruled unlawful: Reactions

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THE Supreme Court ruled that the British government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful as it could not be considered a safe third country, a major blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to stop people arriving in small boats. Below are some officials' reactions: PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK "This was not the outcome we wanted, but we have spent the last few months planning for all eventualities and we remain completely committed to stopping the boats." The court "has confirmed that the principle of sending illegal migrants to a safe third country for processing is lawful. This confirms…
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Nov
16
2023
By MICHAEL HOLDEN and SAM TOBIN
UK’s Sunak suffers major blow as Rwanda migrant scheme declared unlawful

UK’s Sunak suffers major blow as Rwanda migrant scheme declared unlawful

NEWS
BRITAIN'S Supreme Court ruled that the government's scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year. With his flagship immigration policy in tatters, Sunak said he was working on a new treaty with Rwanda, and said if this did not solve the issue, he would pass new laws and revisit any international treaties which frustrated his plans. Under the scheme, Britain intended to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to the East African country in a bid to deter migrants…
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Oct
06
2023
By MICHAEL HOLDEN and ANDREW MACASKILL
UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court

UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court

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THE British government will try next week to persuade judges at the country's top court to overturn a ruling which declared unlawful its divisive plan to deport to Rwanda asylum seekers who arrive in small boats across the Channel. In a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government and his pledge to "stop the boats", London's Court of Appeal concluded in June the scheme to send tens of thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to East Africa was not lawful, saying Rwanda could not be treated as a safe third country. On Monday, government lawyers will argue at the Supreme Court…
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Jun
30
2023
By The African Mirror
UK PM Sunak dealt blow as court rules Rwanda deportation plan unlawful

UK PM Sunak dealt blow as court rules Rwanda deportation plan unlawful

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ANDREW MACASKILL, SAM TOBIN and MICHAEL HOLDEN BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government would appeal to the UK's top court after its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was deemed unlawful, a major blow to his pledge to stop asylum seekers arriving in small boats. Under an initial 140 million pound ($177 million) deal struck last year, Britain planned to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrive on its shores a distance of more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to the East African country. The government argues the plan would smash the business model of human…
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Apr
25
2023
By The African Mirror
Britain’s migrant deal unlawful as Rwanda is unsafe, lawyers say

Britain’s migrant deal unlawful as Rwanda is unsafe, lawyers say

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MICHAEL HOLDEN and SAM TOBIN BRITAIN'S plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlawful because the East African country is not a safe country, lawyers for a group of asylum seekers told the Court of Appeal in London on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government wants to send thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) away to Rwanda as part of a 140 million pound ($174 million) deal agreed upon last year. It regards the plan as central to deterring record numbers of asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the Channel from France, something Sunak has made…
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