What is the Government's Rwanda plan? Rishi Sunak’s bill passes
Rishi Sunak’s controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill passed through Parliament on Tuesday, meaning deportations of asylum seekers to Rwanda could soon begin.
Speaking before the bill's recent approval, Sunak suggested that the first flights could depart “in 10 to 12 weeks".
The UK prime minister had also previously promised that flights would depart "every month" until unauthorised travel over the Channel had stopped.
Hours after the bill passed through Parliament, reports revealed that five more migrants had died trying to cross the channel.
Human rights groups have also as a “breach of international law”, arguing that it won’t
