Lords cave to pressure and withdraw final amendment to the Rwanda bill
Leaded documents show the FCDO also considered South American states including Paraguay, Peru, Brazil and Ecuador, but suggested their governments may have less interest in signing up.
Peers admitted defeat in their desperate efforts to water down the legislation just before midnight, with one describing the moment as a 'funeral'.
A devastated father watched his young daughter drown before his eyes, a refugee organization said today.Dany Patoux, from the Bolougne-based organization Osmose 62, said many witnessed the deaths of five people trying to cross the English Channel this morning. The French coast guard confirmed that three men, a woman and a child, believed to be a four-year-old girl, had died.We knew the little girl well. We have photos with her with a big smile on her face, hoping for a better life.But now...
Shafaqna English- After two years, three prime ministers, four (or five) home secretaries, one cancelled flight and about 75,000 more people crossing the Channel in small boats, and months of wrangling, UK Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small boats. The endless Westminster fight over the policy has
Britain's parliament has passed a law under which asylum seekers would be deported to Rwanda while they await a decision on their applications.
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Rishi Sunak will hand over £50m to Rwanda as soon as his flagship deportation bill is passed into law, it emerged on
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally cleared Parliament early on Tuesday morning after eight hours of debate as MPs and peers sat through the night to pass the flagship legislation.]]>
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The prime minister’s flagship scheme was given the green light after nearly two years of wrangling - but will face multiple legal challenges
Refugees tell Holly Bancroft about the dangerous journeys they have taken to get to Northern France – and their hope of reaching the UK