Sunak blames Labour for missing spring deadline for Rwanda flights
by The London Economic
The London Economic— The Prime Minister acknowledged it will be another 10-12 weeks before planes carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda take off.
The London Economic—Sunak says Rwanda asylum flights to leave in July. The first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will leave in 10-12 weeks, Rishi Sunak said as he promised that “no ifs, no buts” the scheme would be put into operation.
BBC—Rwanda bill latest: MPs and Lords in showdown as Sunak promises flights by July. After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country is set to become law.
International Business Times UK—UK Deportation Flights To Rwanda Will Take Off 'Come What May': PM Sunak. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday promised that deportation flights of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin in "10 to 12 weeks", as the plan entered its final stage in parliament."We are ready, plans are in place and these flights will go, come what may," Sunak told a Downing Street news conference, hours before parliament is set to approve the contentious proposal.Sunak says it is essential to deter record numbers of asylum seekers crossing the Channel to England from France in small boats...