Sunak sees the patience of the British as “exhausted”, “fed up” in his opinion with those who are “trying to block this policy”, which is still pending.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday defended the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, saying flights would leave for the African country within three months “whatever happens”. The controversial legal framework under which this initiative will operate is still awaiting approval from the British Parliament.
The United Kingdom and Rwanda signed a treaty in December 2023 through which Sunak aimed to resolve the doubts that led the British Supreme Court to annul the previous deportation plan, one of the big ‘Tories’ promises to combat the wave of migration and limit arrivals via discourage the border. English channel.
However, according to Sunak, the new law remains stuck in parliament due to the government’s lack of will Labor opposition and for the blockade of the House of Lords.
The ‘Prime Minister’ considers the patience of the British to be ‘tired’, ‘fed up’ according to him with those who are ‘trying to block this policy’. In this sense, he has defended that the government has done its part and is already waiting for the completion of parliamentary procedures to begin the deportations.
“Once the law is passed, we will start the process deportation of the people identified for the first flight” he explained. He has avoided giving details of the planes the authorities plan to charter or the exact date when deportations could begin, although he has outlined a time frame of “between ten and twelve weeks.”
Sunak has been ‘confident’ about it legality of the new planstressing that it respects the United Kingdom’s international obligations, but has once again mentioned the possibility of seceding from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) if it takes any form of decision in this regard.
“We are not going to allow a foreign court (…) to prevent the planes from taking off,” he concluded during a press conference calling for “prioritizing national securityabove any other consideration of a political or legal nature.
Regarding the role played by Rwanda, a country classified as safe in the new treaty, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom emphasized the good bilateral relations and the efforts of the Rwandan authorities to implement the plan. They did “absolutely everything that was necessary,” he argued.
however, the The UN has repeatedly expressed its concerns given the scope of the measure and this Monday, a group of United Nations rapporteurs questioned the role of airlines and civil aviation administrations, warning that they could be considered “complicit” in violating international law if they facilitate deportations in any way.
In particular, they claim that there are insufficient guarantees that migrants are treated in accordance with international protocols, for example those relating to protection against torture or ill-treatment.
Source: EITB
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