Parliament in the UK has already voted in favor of the agreement which allows asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda while they wait for their application to be processed. However, the UK Supreme Court ruled in November that the plan was unlawful because Rwanda is not a safe country for refugees. Since then, the British government has tried to renegotiate the agreement. The House of Commons in London resumed consideration of the plan this week, and on Wednesday MPs voted on a number of changes to the Rwanda bill. Arguments within the party The plan also creates great discord within the conservative party. Vice-chairmen Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith resigned from their posts on Tuesday in protest. Last year, Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick also resigned. They believed Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda did not go far enough. The more moderates in the ruling party think the Rwanda plan is too extreme. Others have been concerned about the legality of the deal. The plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is part of Sunak’s fight against illegal immigration. Britain has already made an agreement with Rwanda that people who come illegally can be relocated to the African country. Strongly critical The government wants to stop the increasing numbers of people coming to the country in small boats from the European mainland with the help of people smugglers. But human rights organizations are strongly critical of Britain’s new asylum law. They believe it may violate the UN Convention’s right to seek asylum. Despite that: Sunak has said he will do whatever is necessary to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, even if it violates human rights. – This proposal will work. We will be able to fly off the ground, said Sunak in December last year.
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Controversial Rwanda plan approved in Great Britain – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
