Legal challenges to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill are “inevitable”, the illegal migration minister has admitted, as human rights organizations call on the government not to implement the plan.
Michael Tomlinson said the government wanted to ensure flights could resume “as soon as possible”, but there would undoubtedly be challenges to the legislation. who passed away last night around midnight After months of parliamentary ping pong.
“There will be challenges, but we will face them, we will overcome them,” he told Kay Burley on Breakfast.
his words come like this Five migrants die while attempting to cross the Channel Tuesday morning.
Mr Sunak believes the Rwanda bill – which makes provisions for asylum seekers arriving in Britain via small boats to be deported to the African nation – will act as a deterrent to those attempting the dangerous Channel crossing. Are considering doing.
Mr Tomlinson declined to give extensive details on the Rwandan flights, which commercial airlines and airports would be used, saying: “There are people who are determined to stop this, and if I could go into such detail with you If I go, it will be to help those who want to stop it.”
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Following the passage of the bill, the United Nations and the Council of Europe urged ministers to reconsider the plan.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the bill, which is expected to receive royal assent and be passed into law this week, is “another step away from Britain’s long tradition of providing asylum to those in need, which It’s a violation of the rules.” Refugee Conference”.
“All countries, not just those neighboring crisis areas, need to live up to their obligations to protect refugees,” he said.
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“This arrangement seeks to shift responsibility for refugee protection, undermine international cooperation, and set a worrying global precedent.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk described the actions as “reducing the ability of UK courts to scrutinize expulsion decisions, restricting access to legal remedies in the UK, and limiting the scope of domestic and international human rights protection to a specific group.” Criticized the bill for of the people”.
The Council of Europe urged the government at the UN not to implement the plan, with Human Rights Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty arguing that the UK “should avoid removing people under the Rwanda policy and that the bill would effectively violate judicial independence. should be reversed”.
Rwanda is planning an ‘expensive gimmick’
The Rwanda bill will become law this week after the House of Lords, which has repeatedly expressed its displeasure over the bill, decided it would no longer oppose it after several hours of wrangling last night to secure changes.
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Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said the country was “pleased” with the passage of the law.
He said the passage of the bill “does not change what we have always held to be true” – which is that Rwanda has “worked hard over the last 30 years to make Rwanda a safe country for Rwandans and non-Rwandans alike.” Have worked hard over the years”.
Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper branded the scheme an “expensive gimmick” that would affect “less than 1% of asylum seekers” coming to Britain.