The so-called Rwanda plan, which was voted through in April, is intended to deter migrants and asylum seekers from reaching Britain illegally in dangerous boats across the English Channel. According to the agreement with Rwanda, the persons must be able to be flown to the African country, where the asylum process must continue. Those who are granted asylum must then stay there.
A week ago, British authorities began raids to round up asylum seekers who may be sent to Rwanda. Charities are now testifying that many are leaving their asylum accommodation to escape the authorities, and are raising the alarm that people end up in vulnerable situations or are at risk of being exploited, the Guardian writes.
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According to Ireland’s Minister of Justice, Helen McIntee, 80 percent of the Republic’s asylum seekers come from Great Britain, via Northern Ireland, and the Minister of Justice has now been tasked with rapidly developing new legislation to enable Ireland to send asylum seekers back to Great Britain, writes BBC.
Both the governments of Great Britain and Ireland are under pressure on the refugee issue. Reducing the inflow of migrants is a crucial election issue, and with just months to go until the UK general election, the Tories are in deep crisis.
Sunak is not sitting securely
In last week’s local elections, Labor gained ground at the expense of the Tories, who made their worst local election of the 2000s. And this autumn, the conservatives are threatened by a historic loss in the parliamentary election.
The Tories’ right-wing phalanx, led by the sacked former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, is now demanding that Rishi Sunak make a right-wing turn in his politics and that the Rwanda plan be implemented, writes The Guardian. But many experts believe that Sunak is currently experiencing his last months as prime minister.
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