In a surprising development following this week’s UK Supreme Court verdict, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, proposed instant legislation that would allow Parliament to identify Rwanda as a ‘safe country’. This, he expressed, would help in the removal of asylum seekers from the UK.
Ahead of any court intervention that could stymie these deportation flights, Sunak emphatically stated, “I will not allow a foreign court to block these flights.” However, this move has met with scepticism from legal experts working on the Supreme Court case. One of them shared an outlook, stating, “My prediction is that there is no way what he is proposing gets off the ground,” casting doubts on the feasibility of Sunak’s plans amid the unfolding scenario.
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