British lawmakers to review revised Rwanda asylum legislation next week
UK lawmakers have decided to start a fresh debate about sending asylum-seekers arriving in Britain to Rwanda as preparations are made for new elections.
British lawmakers will debate the new Rwadna legislation in parliament next week as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seeks to overcome legal obstacles to his plan to send refugees arriving in Britain to Rwanda.
Sunak's latest immigration scheme will be debated on Jan. 16 and 17, the leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt said on Tuesday.
The UK's Supreme Court had declared two months ago that the Government’s Rwanda plan violated Britain's common law and international law.
In a fresh effort to revive the plan, Sunak prepared the so-called emergency Rwanda legislation, hoping it would override any laws that would prevent the deportation scheme from going ahead.
The UK’s plan to send the first batch of asylum seekers to Rwanda was stopped after the European human rights court issued a last-minute injunction to halt the deportation.
In the meantime, speaking on a British talk show on Sunday, Sunak claimed he needed more time to implement changes in the UK that would be “long-term."
He urged Britain's voters and his party to “stick to the plan.”
Sunak then listed what he claimed to be the progress he had overseen in the UK since rising to the helm in late 2022.
His promises to the Britons included lowering inflation, cutting taxes, improving health services and stopping illegal immigration to the country.
However, Britain’s cost of living crisis prompted millions of Britons to cut down or skip meals, forcing more people to dip into savings to make ends meet, according to official figures and charity organizations running food banks in the country.
Last week, Sunak said it was his “working assumption” that new elections would be held probably in the second half of this year.
In the meantime, the opposition Labor Party is the leading in the opinion polls with Sunak's governing Conservatives way behind.
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