Prime Minister Confident in Rwanda Scheme Despite Delays

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted that the delay on getting his Rwanda Bill through parliament will not impact the plan for flights to depart this spring

But properties in Kigali earmarked for the UK’s stalled deportation scheme have instead reportedly been sold to local buyers and there are still questions about which operator will fly the asylum seekers there.Mr Sunak, who met Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame in Downing Street on Tuesday, said the Kigali government was “absolutely committed to delivering on our partnership and I’m confident they’ve got all the preparations in place to do so”.

The Prime Minister told reporters on Wednesday: “I’m committed to stopping the boats, we need to have a deterrent so that if people come here illegally, they can’t stay, they’ll be removed.“First of all, we need to get it through parliament where the Labour Party has been blocking it for a long time.

He added: “I’m confident that once the Bill is passed, we will be able to get the scheme up and running.” “RwandAir said ‘no’ because of the potential damage to their brand,” a Home Office insider told the newspaper.

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