Rwanda

Mr Sunak was speaking at a press conference in Downing Street before MPs and peers began voting on his emergency legislation - a process which could run ...

The prime minister told a press conference that the first flights taking asylum seekers to Kigali would not take off for another 10 to 12 weeks, despite having ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday the first flights carrying asylum-seekers to Rwanda will leave in 10 to 12 weeks, as he seeks to make good on ...

FoI data reveals about three-quarters of people given notices of intent have since been put into asylum system.

With elections looming and his party plummeting in the polls, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made “stopping the boats” one of his top campaign ...

Last week – yet again – Labour Peers in the House of Lords contrived to stop the Safety of Rwanda Bill. For almost two years our opponents have used every ...

Sunak says the government would force parliament to sit late into the night on Monday to pass the legislation if needed.

Peers are now debating the government's Rwanda plan after MPs rejected two key changes. Parliamentarians are bracing for a long night of votes on Rishi ...

Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers once the landmark UK bill is passed.

Siobhan Mullally, Gehad Madi and Alice Jill Edwards, the special rapporteurs on human trafficking, migrants' human rights and torture, warned airlines and ...

The prime minister said asylum seekers will be sent to the east African nation in 10 to 12 weeks 'come what may'

Tackling small boats will be the pledge Mr Sunak is judged on when the general election comes - but can he really deliver?

Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa.

The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned ...

Enough is enough.” Rishi Sunak stood before us to tell us he'd reached his limit. Got to the end of his rope. Mad as hell, not going to take it any more.

The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by ...

Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.

After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country will become law.

The government's Rwanda bill - to send UK asylum seekers to be processed in Africa - has finally been approved by Parliament, after two years of legal ...

Controversial UK government plans for deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda cleared their final hurdle on Monday (22 April), after a marathon tussle between ...

After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country will become law.

Final phase of implementing the flagship policy to commence, marking a crucial step in the global response to illegal migration.

After last night's vote, they want a 'proof of concept' journey to get the tawdry policy back on track. But it's too flawed for that, says Enver Solomon, ...

The illegal migration minister says the Rwanda Bills deterrent effect will not "kick in" for several weeks.

After months of delay, Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers who cross the English Channel aboard small boats to Rwanda has cleared parliament.

The deaths come hours after the UK Parliament passes its Rwanda bill, which aims to deter small boat crossings.

Government has already chartered planes for deportations to start as early as July, but legal headaches far from over.

Legal and logistic battles await the UK government's untested asylum plan now that is has reached the parliamentary finishing line.