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British PM Rishi Sunak promises to start Rwanda flights

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Polls suggest Sunak’s Conservative Party will be badly beaten in this year’s election by Labour, which has said it will scrap the scheme if it wins power

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference at the Downing Street Briefing Room in London on April 22.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of parliament he will force the new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan.

Stopping the flow is a prime goal for the government, but critics say the plan to deport people to Rwanda is inhumane and that the East African country is not a safe place. Some Labour and cross-party peers want the legislation to include safeguards for Afghans who previously helped British troops and to set up a committee to monitor asylum seekers’ safety in Rwanda.

He had previously said he hoped the policy would be operational by spring, without giving a precise date.

 

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