UK's Sunak Not Giving Up Deporting Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he is not giving up on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda and suggested he would be willing to change British laws to make it happen, as he tried to stave off a furious backlash on the right of his Conservative Party after the Supreme Court ruled his plan was illegal.

Sunak told lawmakers he is “unwavering” in his commitment to stop migrants arriving in small boats across the English Channel. In a tense session of Parliament hours after the highest court quashed his Rwanda plan, the premier said ministers are working on a new treaty with the east African nation to address the judges’ concerns. He later told reporters that would be backed by emergency legislation in Parliament to asset that the Rwanda plan is “safe.”

“It will ensure that people cannot further delay flights by bringing systemic challenges in our domestic courts and stop our policy being repeatedly blocked,” he said in a televised press conference. He also echoed his suggestion from the House of Commons earlier, that he is prepared to “revisit” the UK’s international relationships if they prevent the plan, without giving details.

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