British lawmakers pass Sunak’s controversial Rwanda asylum plan

[Amethyst]

 

 

(CNN) -- The British parliament has approved a controversial bill to allow the country to send refugees arriving in the UK to Rwanda, in east Africa, as the government overcame rebels in its own party and defied critics who warn the bill breaches international law.

 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government won the vote in parliament by a majority of 320 to 276. The victory was a huge relief for Sunak: only 24 hours earlier 60 of his own Conservative MPs had rebelled by backing amendments to strengthen the bill. The amendments were defeated, causing concern that these MPs would also rebel on the main bill.

 

The Rwanda Safety Bill is supposed to end legal challenges that have thus far prevented Britain from sending refugees to Rwanda, after the two countries struck a deal back in 2022. The deal came after a dramatic increase in refugees arriving in Britain via small boats arranged by human trafficking gangs.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/europe/uk-lawmakers-pass-sunak-rwanda-asylum-plan-intl/index.html

 

 

[Amethyst]

Rishi Sunak urges Lords to back Rwanda bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged the House of Lords to pass his flagship Rwanda bill, as he warned peers not to "frustrate the will of the people".

 

Giving a press conference after the legislation was approved by MPs, Mr Sunak said it was now up to the Lords to "do the right thing".

 

He told the BBC the government was still aiming for deportation flights to take off by the spring.

 

But he added that peers needed to pass the bill "as quickly as possible".

 

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68017310

 

[chickenslegs]

If Rwanda is truly a safe refuge for people escaping genuine risk in their home country, then I don't see a problem.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

The rightwing extremists within the Parliamentary Tory Party have spent the past weeks telling anyone who cares to listen that this bill as amended will not work.

 

Yesterday they voted for this bill as amended.

 

 

[JonnyF]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The rightwing extremists within the Parliamentary Tory Party have spent the past weeks telling anyone who cares to listen that this bill as amended will not work.

 

Yesterday they voted for this bill as amended.

 

 

 

There are no right wing extremists in the Conservative party. That's pure hyperbole. 

 

Now, let's hope the lords do not frsutrate this and we can get them on the plane to Rwanda sharpish.

[Hanaguma]

Not a bad plan, but seems like a bit of a pain in the khaziff.

 

Why not just ship them all back to France and let the French deal with them?  The vast majority of so-called 'asylium seekers' are actually just shopping around for the best country to land. Not something that actual refugees would do.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

There are no right wing extremists in the Conservative party. That's pure hyperbole. 

 

Now, let's hope the lords do not frsutrate this and we can get them on the plane to Rwanda sharpish.

Because from where you sit in the political spectrum there is absolutely nothing extremist about placing Government above the role of law.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 1/19/2024 at 5:58 AM, chickenslegs said:

If Rwanda is truly a safe refuge for people escaping genuine risk in their home country, then I don't see a problem.

 

 

Only a problem for people that want Britain to keep all the illegals arriving on leaky boats, at British taxpayer expense. I include criminal gangs that profit from them in that.

If illegals know that their arrival on British shores will be followed by a trip to Rwanda, the numbers paying criminals will probably diminish to zero, just as the Australian solution has probably reduced deaths on boats to zero.

[Chomper Higgot]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Only a problem for people that want Britain to keep all the illegals arriving on leaky boats, at British taxpayer expense. I include criminal gangs that profit from them in that.

If illegals know that their arrival on British shores will be followed by a trip to Rwanda, the numbers paying criminals will probably diminish to zero, just as the Australian solution has probably reduced deaths on boats to zero.

Certainty in your accusations while uncertain in your outcomes.

 

I suggest listening to other opinions and trying to learn might help.

[RayC]

Article about the Australian solution

 

https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/migration-facts/0/steps/34241

[Chomper Higgot]

Tories solving housing shortage… in Rwanda.

 

It’s enough to cause flush faced, bulging vein anger. 
 

Or is it pure comedy gold?

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13286209/Suella-Bravermans-Rwandan-homes-deported-UK-migrants-sold-locals-Kigali-Conservative-policy-continues-flounder.html

[transam]

8 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Tories solving housing shortage… in Rwanda.

 

It’s enough to cause flush faced, bulging vein anger. 
 

Or is it pure comedy gold?

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13286209/Suella-Bravermans-Rwandan-homes-deported-UK-migrants-sold-locals-Kigali-Conservative-policy-continues-flounder.html

No, solving the sponger's on arrival problem, your lot.........

Get 'em out of the country, to a country that is more to what they are used too.......

[Chomper Higgot]

13 minutes ago, transam said:

No, solving the sponger's on arrival problem, your lot.........

Get 'em out of the country, to a country that is more to what they are used too.......

It seems you’ve not noticed, nobody has been deported to Rwanda.

 

Hundreds of millions of pounds spent.

 

But least some are getting  houses.

[FruitPudding]

On 1/18/2024 at 11:33 PM, stats said:

The British parliament has approved a controversial bill to allow the country to send refugees arriving in the UK to Rwanda, in east Africa

 

Beautiful. 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

 

Beautiful. 

It’s an exchange program.

[transam]

30 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It seems you’ve not noticed, nobody has been deported to Rwanda.

 

Hundreds of millions of pounds spent.

 

But least some are getting  houses.

I know you're happy about that, but now the ball is rolling, get the spongers out...

 

Enoch was right, hassle for GB, foreign spongers.......🥺

Edited April 10 by transam

[RuamRudy]

25 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It seems you’ve not noticed, nobody has been deported to Rwanda.

 

Hundreds of millions of pounds spent.

 

But least some are getting  houses.

 

I think those getting houses are the ones who pocketed the hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money squandered by our useless, corrupt government. Big, big houses...

[transam]

4 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

I think those getting houses are the ones who pocketed the hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money squandered by our useless, corrupt government. Big, big houses...

Oh, the SNP, I agree...........

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

I think those getting houses are the ones who pocketed the hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money squandered by our useless, corrupt government. Big, big houses...

Of course. 
 

Hundreds of millions of pounds spent with zero benefit to UK taxpayers.

 

And not a Rwanda flight in sight.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Of course. 
 

Hundreds of millions of pounds spent with zero benefit to UK taxpayers.

 

And not a Rwanda flight in sight.

Yet, but mainly because of you do-gooders....Sadly........

[RuamRudy]

Just now, transam said:

Oh, the SNP, I agree...........

 

Please stay on topic - this one is about the corrupt and incompetent Tory government's humiliating failure to implement their flagship policy.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, transam said:

Yet, but mainly because of you do-gooders....Sadly........

Clearly it’s the Government that’s wasting the money on this failed policy.

 

Although new owners of homes built in Rwanda with UK tax payer’s money are almost certainly delighted.

[transam]

Just now, RuamRudy said:

 

Please stay on topic - this one is about the corrupt and incompetent Tory government's humiliating failure to implement their flagship policy.

No it is not about incompetent Tory humiliating failure, any gov has to get things voted for and passed by the Lord-ies.

Doubt its flagship too, corrupt, that's expected from a Scottish Nationalist that remains silent about his Party of corruption and balls up's.......😂

[transam]

5 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Clearly it’s the Government that’s wasting the money on this failed policy.

 

Although new owners of homes built in Rwanda with UK tax payer’s money are almost certainly delighted.

Better than keeping them in Hotels and feeding them on takeaways in the UK, eh, the populace doesn't have to witness it........

[RuamRudy]

10 minutes ago, transam said:

Yet, but mainly because of you do-gooders....Sadly........

 

Better to do good than do bad. You should try it sometime.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, transam said:

No it is not about incompetent Tory humiliating failure, any gov has to get things voted for and passed by the Lord-ies.

Doubt its flagship too, corrupt, that's expected from a Scottish Nationalist that remains silent about his Party of corruption and balls up's.......😂

You mean the Rwanda scheme hasn’t failed?

 

Hundreds of millions of tax payers pounds spent, not a single deportation, no planes available, no airfield available.

 

Bit at least Rwandans are getting houses, built at UK tax payer expense.

 

I wonder, could the Government transfer the scheme to the foreign aid budget?

 

It’s certainly not benefiting anyone in the UK, though of course when this government spends tax payer money there’s usually a chum getting a cut.
 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Better than keeping them in Hotels and feeding them on takeaways in the UK, eh, the populace doesn't have to witness it........

But the Government are still doing all of that.

Burning tax payers money at both ends.

 

What a mess, what an utter failure !

[transam]

1 minute ago, RuamRudy said:

 

Better to do good than do bad. You should try it sometime.

Unfortunately, folk like you are doing bad stuff for the UK, but that is only because you want the UK broken up by any means, traitorous stuff........

[Surasak]

38 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

Better to do good than do bad. You should try it sometime.

Some see those doing what they think is good, turns out to be really really bad. Its the do gooders who are causing the main problem, and some.

[TroubleandGrumpy]

Off shore processing worked in Australia - reduced the number of illegal immigrants a lot. Current lefwing mobin Govt are looking to pull the rules back, but they realise it would be political suicide in Australia to allow unfetted illegal immigration.  The right wing PM Hoaward won few elections in the past, mainly based on this subject - 'stopping the boats'.