UK Passes Rwanda Deportation Bill
UK Passes Rwanda Deportation Bill
The Facts
The UK parliament on Monday finally approved a controversial deportation bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, with the law expected to come into force within days.
The UK parliament on Monday approved a controversial deportation bill that allows the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, with the law expected to receive royal assent in the coming days.
The Spin
Approval of this landmark legislation should be a relief for Britons who will benefit from a fundamental change in dealing with global migration. The Rwanda Plan will deter vulnerable migrants from dangerous crossings and dismantle the business of criminal trafficking gangs. The Sunak government's victory will protect lives and make Britain safer.
Although urgent action is needed to stop criminal traffickers and strengthen the UK's borders, the Rwanda plan is not the way to achieve that. This plan is extraordinarily costly and covers just 1% of people arriving in the UK, with no blueprint for the other 99%. Britain needs a proper migration policy, not another plan representative of the Sunak government's continued failure.
