{"id":50429,"date":"2024-04-11T08:43:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T08:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/uk-s-rishi-sunak-refuses-to-disclose-when-first-flight-will-deport-asylum\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T18:00:21","slug":"uk-s-rishi-sunak-refuses-to-disclose-when-first-flight-will-deport-asylum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/uk-s-rishi-sunak-refuses-to-disclose-when-first-flight-will-deport-asylum\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Rishi Sunak refuses to disclose when first flight will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Sunak refused to name the date when the first flight will take illegal immigrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda.<\/p>\n

He had earlier pledged to get flights off the ground in the spring, a period that runs from March to July in the UK.<\/p>\n

The prime minister, however, expressed his confidence that the policy originally introduced by Boris Johnson would succeed despite facing strong opposition from rival parties.<\/p>\n

“We need to get the bill through parliament first… but I am confident that once the bill is passed, we will be able to get this scheme up and running,\u201d Sunak stated.<\/p>\n

Rwanda and the UK signed the Migration and Economic Development Partnership in April 2022. <\/p>\n

Officials said the migrants caught trying to enter UK territory illegally by boat or hiding in vehicles would be sent to Rwanda.<\/p>\n

The scheme faced headwinds last November after the UK Supreme Court ruled that it was unlawful.<\/p>\n

This forced the government to amend the legislation, including a new treaty and stating in law that Rwanda is a safe country.<\/p>\n

MPs are expected to vote on those amendments when they return to parliament next week.<\/p>\n

In his interview with the media, Sunak assured that President Paul Kagame\u2019s visit to the UK early this week, was part of ongoing efforts to ensure the scheme kicks off.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just saw the president of Rwanda in Downing Street this week and they are absolutely committed to delivering on our partnership and I am confident that they have got all the preparation in place to do so,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

“Look, I am committed to stopping the boats. We need to have a deterrent so that if people come here illegally they can’t stay, they will be removed. That’s why Rwanda is so important. I am determined to see it through.”<\/p>\n

He faulted the Labour Party for the delays in the implementation of the programme.<\/p>\n

“First of all we need to get it through parliament, where the Labour Party has been blocking it for a long time.<\/p>\n

“Once it is up and running I am confident we will be able to operationalise the scheme [and] get people on flights because that’s how we set up a deterrent and ultimately end the unfairness of people jumping the queue, coming here illegally, putting pressure on local services and risking their own lives,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

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