Sunak saves another civil revolt and carries out his plan to protect the deportations to Rwanda

They finally happened 11 rebel MPs Those who joined the opposition and voted against the bill in the general vote (18 fewer than needed to overturn the norm) include the two people who until recently were most responsible for the Government’s immigration policy: the former Home Secretary, Suella Bravermanand former Minister of Immigration Affairs, Robert JenrickHe resigned shortly after the Executive introduced the bill to Parliament in protest.

Amendments tabled by Jenrick and senior congressman Bill Cash and supported by almost everyone 60 conservative MPs– It was considered to limit the cases that immigrants can apply to the courts and to add new articles to prevent possible decisions of the Court. European Court of Human Rights They intend to paralyze deportations again, as they did in June 2022. Representatives of the hard-line wing of the party insisted that any interim measures issued by international courts constituted an interference with the deportation. sovereignty United Kingdom and a group of stubborn MPs over Parliament’s ability to legislate, despite their reservations about the bill’s ability to prevent new legal battles. detain and makes it easier to approve.

Last chance

Among the MPs who ultimately chose to abstain are: Lee AndersonHe is one of two senior Conservative Party officials who resigned this Tuesday to vote in favor of the changes. Abstentions made their decision bury the battle axeHe is aware that this is the last opportunity for the government to initiate expulsions before the general election, and that creating a leadership crisis in the party at this point will end his few options for a return within a few years. surveys still placing them away from Labor.

But Sunak still has a long way to go before his first flights to Kigali depart. Now the norm needs to pass House of LordsIts members are much stricter about following the rules. international human rights conventions and they may impose new barriers to processing. Once final approval, the Government will do its best to be able to initiate deportations without encountering new obstacles and fulfill one of its main promises: Putting an end to the irregular arrival of immigrants across the English Channel. It’s a promise the Conservative Party know they must deliver on to regain the trust of voters who gave them an absolute majority four years ago.

deterrent power

However, it is not yet clear whether plans to deport him to Rwanda will serve their purpose. deterrent For immigrants, as the Executive promises. Both human rights organizations and the majority of opposition MPs guarantee that the measure will be implemented even if deportations begin before the elections. It won’t stop thousands of people They are willing to risk their lives and much of their savings to leave their home country. Those who criticize the plan the most say that the total number of immigrants deported to this African country, which has the capacity to accommodate approximately 1,000 people, is a small part of the total Irregular entries into the UK

Added to this Criticism of the Labor Party Due to the high costs of the scheme, it has so far exceeded 400 million euros without a single deportation. In the debate on the changes, Labor MP Stephen Kinnock said: “This plan is unaffordable, unsustainable and illegal.” Labor has already confirmed its intention Ending deportations He will go to Rwanda if he wins the elections planned for the autumn of this year.