Rwandan Prime Minister Sunak insisted that his plan for Rwanda will finally be passed by parliament on Monday, telling reporters: “We will sit there and vote until it is done.”
controversial planThe group, which aims to deport asylum seekers arriving in Britain in small boats to the African country, has suffered setback after setback, enduring numerous court challenges and multiple rounds of ping pong matches between the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
But Mr Sunak said “everyone’s patience with this has run out” and there will be “no more prevarication, no more delay” next week.
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The flagship scheme was first announced by Boris Johnson two years ago this month, but despite millions of pounds being paid to Rwanda, not a single flight has taken off.
Last November, its future looked uncertain. UK Supreme Court rules scheme ‘unlawful’.
But the Prime Minister – who has made “stopping the boats” a central part of his leadership – introduced the move. new legislation Parliament considers Rwanda a “safe country” and has signed a treaty with the country in an attempt to quell concerns about the plan, pledging to cancel flights in the spring.
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The bill divided his own party, with those on the right claiming it was not tough enough and the more centrist Conservatives fearing it went too far, but Mr Sunak managed to get it passed in the House of Commons.
However, he then was strongly opposed by the House of Lordspeers continue to send legislation back with their own amendments.
The bill will return to MPs on Monday, but the Prime Minister insists this will be the last day of any parliamentary battle before the plan becomes law.
“Everyone is trying to stop us from passing this bill,” Mr Sunak told reporters. “It’s very frustrating.
“Everybody’s patience with this is running out. Mine is certainly running out. So our intention now is to get this done on Monday. No more prevarication, no more procrastination.
“We’re going to finish this on Monday and we’re going to sit there and vote until it’s done.”
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He added: “We’re not going to be intimidated… We’re going to get this bill passed and then we’re going to try to get the flights off the ground so we can build deterrence because that’s the only way to solve this problem.”
“You’re concerned with stopping boats, you have to have a deterrent. You have to have a place where you can send people so they know if they come here illegally, they’re not going to stay. It’s as simple as that.”
Mr Sunak was speaking announce new measures Aiming to end “sick note culture” and get more Britons into work.
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