Sunak meets Tory rebels today to push forward immigration bill

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this Tuesday met with a rebel faction from his Conservative party in support of the government. Controversial bill regarding the plan to bring irregular migrants to Rwanda It will be debated and voted on in the House of Commons today.

The debate is scheduled to begin at 12:30 GMT, but the vote is not expected to take place before 17:00 GMT.

Due to the dissatisfaction caused by the project Conservative right wing (Conservatives) Sunak, who is part of the influential European Research Group (ERG), invited around 20 MPs to breakfast at the official residence in Downing Street, local media reported today.

First Minister He hopes to persuade them to vote in favor of the legislation today.He thinks it is key to the British general election scheduled for next year.

The Downing Street meeting was called after legal advice received by the ERC stated the bill was only a “partial solution” and would not achieve its objectives.

According to this legal team, the law does not go far enough to guarantee the departure of flights to Rwanda carrying refugees.

Sunak hopes to introduce legislation to implement the plan and address the Ministry of Justice’s concerns that Rwanda is not a safe country for immigrants.

“The Bill generally provides a partial and incomplete solution to the problem of legal challenges in the UK courts” and “to delay or prevent the removal of illegal immigrants to Rwanda,” the recommendation states.

The Sunak Government has signed a new agreement with Rwanda aimed at implementing its plan. immigrants People who entered the UK illegally They are taken to that country to process their asylum claims after the Supreme Court, Britain’s highest court, found this illegal.

In November, the Supreme Court ruled that the African country was not safe because migrants could be sent back to their country of origin from which they fled.

According to the head of government, This plan could act as a deterrent to stop the number of migrants crossing the English Channel. England and France.

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