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With no flights before election, UK's Rwanda migrant scheme may never get off ground
The controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda may never get off the ground, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that there would be no deportations before a national election in July.
No deportation flights to Rwanda before July 4 snap elections: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that no deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before the July 4 snap election, reported Al Jazeera.
Rwanda plan on hold until general election
The Rwanda deportation plan isn't the only part of the government's agenda that is on hold, said The Guardian. Flagship legislation including plans to phase out smoking and end no-fault evictions have been "left hanging in the balance" and will "probably not be introduced to Parliament before the election".
No Rwanda flights before election, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak has said that no asylum seekers will be sent to Rwanda before the election under the government's deportation scheme. It had been thought ministers would try to get the first flight off before polling day, to showcase their flagship policy on countering illegal migration.
Rishi Sunak admits no Rwanda deportation flights will take off before election
The morning after calling a snap contest on 4 July, Rishi Sunak said asylum seekers will be deported to the east African nation only ‘if I am re-elected’
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Gloom for Sunak as he admits Rwanda flights won’t take off – and five more Tories quit
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Rwanda launches environment week to curb soil erosion
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Labour is PETRIFIED our Rwanda plan will work – & now flights are going they’re not smiling any more
LABOUR is “petrified” the Rwanda deportation plan is going to work because it has no answer when it comes to tackling illegal migration, James Cleverly has said. The Home Secretary said ...
Austrian leader lauds UK’s efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda
Austria’s leader has praised Britain as a “pioneer” in outsourcing asylum proceedings to places outside Europe, citing a U.K.
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Rwanda crackdown finally gets underway: Moment first illegal migrants set to be deported are handcuffed, put in vans and detained in dramatic Home Office dawn immigration raids
The first migrants set to be deported to Rwanda have been detained. The Home Office said a series of operations took place across the country this week, with more activity due to be carried out in ...
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Google, Rwanda Launch Platform to Promote Culture and Art
Rwanda partners with Google Arts & Culture to digitize Rwandan stories, images, and more. The platform aims to preserve and ...
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Rwanda is transforming and growing — but at what cost?
Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of ...