Deportations to Rwanda – Rishi Sunak survives debate on deportation law – News




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  • In the British House of Commons, enough MPs voted for the deportation law from the Conservative government under Rishi Sunak.
  • However, some of the conservative Tories would like a stronger asylum law. They wanted to take a stand first in the vote.
  • The law is intended to circumvent a Supreme Court decision.
  • In the next step, the law will now go to the British House of Lords.

A new law should make it possible to enforce deportations from Great Britain to Rwanda in East Africa. This received the necessary votes in the lower house of the British Parliament. A total of 320 MPs voted for and 276 against. In the end, eleven of Sunak’s party colleagues voted against the bill, as several news agencies report.

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The conservative government in Great Britain wants to use the law to send irregular migrants to Rwanda without examining their asylum applications and regardless of their origin. They should ask for asylum in the East African state, which critics accuse of human rights violations. They are forbidden from returning to Great Britain. To this end, Rwanda should be declared a safe third country by law.

The project has been criticized by the UN refugee agency, among others. The plans violated obligations to protect refugees.

In addition, the separation of powers would not be adhered to. The law would bypass the UK Supreme Court ruling. This declared the project to be illegal.

The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had to defend himself against resistance from his own ranks during the vote. Several MPs from the right wing of the party had threatened to vote against their government because the law did not go far enough for them.

Right-wing Tories, for example, are demanding that appeals by refugees before international courts must also be prevented. On Tuesday evening, dozens of Tories in the House of Commons voted for two amendments that would tighten the asylum law. Both applications failed.

The final word on the planned law has not yet been spoken. Next we go to the British House of Lords, which is the second chamber in the legislative process.

Legend:

The British Prime Minister probably had a tough time during the debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

KEYSTONE/JESSICA TAYLOR


SRF 4 News, January 18, 2024, 01:00;

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