U.K. Pushes Through Rwanda Deportation Bill
Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country, a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country, a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The U.K. government hopes to pass a bill this week, two years after the plan was first unveiled, in an effort to override a ruling by Britain’s highest court that…
Parliament is all but certain to approve the government’s plan, but a rare show of defiance by the unelected upper house showed the depth of opposition.
The government’s contentious Rwanda policy, which has been championed by the prime minister, has prompted a rebellion in Britain’s unelected second chamber.
In the latest setback to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda policy, the upper house of the British Parliament voted to delay a crucial treaty with the African country.