Source: United Press International
“British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that flights carrying asylum seekers would take off for Rwanda in July no matter what as Members of Parliament were set to return a bill legalizing the deportations back to the House of Lords for a fifth time. Flights had been chartered and will take off in 10-12 weeks ‘no ifs, no buts,’ Sunak told a news conference, warning that both houses of parliament would sit until his Safety of Rwanda Bill passed, all night if necessary. … Sunak attacked opposition Labor and Lords for the hold-up saying they had conspired to do everything possible to delay the Rwanda scheme under which it is hoped the prospect of being sent to the East African country would deter asylum seekers from trying to enter Britain without advance permission.” (04/22/24)