UN to airlines: Don’t fly asylum seekers to Rwanda
United Nations experts said airlines could be held responsible if human rights and international orders are violated.
United Nations experts said airlines could be held responsible if human rights and international orders are violated.
It was revealed earlier this year that alleged victims of rape have faced years of delays since their case first went to court.
The Prime Minister acknowledged it will be another 10-12 weeks before planes carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda take off.
Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said the Rwanda Bill has ‘continued to be delayed’ by peers.
The terms of the deal, signed over 15 years ago, allows the Ministry of Defence to repurpose the aircraft for "specialist tasks".
Rishi Sunak will soon realise that a stalled Rwanda Bill is the least of his concerns.
Veteran Conservative backbencher Sir Bill Cash urged peers to “calm down” and described their amendments as “ridiculous”.
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said the Home Office was ‘ready to go’ in implementing the scheme.
"The very existence of this Conservative government is based on the idea that we should be controlling our borders, not the EU."
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