UK asylum seekers expected to be flown to Rwanda

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Three day Supreme Court case brought by The Home Office begins today...

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-10-09/rwanda-supreme...

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ECHR Supreme Court judgement due on this at about 10am UK time tomorrow (Wed. 15th Nov.)

According to Times Radio's Kate McCann, the government are expecting to lose this..

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S600BSB said:

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ECHR Supreme Court judgement due on this at about 10am UK time tomorrow (Wed. 15th Nov.)
According to Times Radio's Kate McCann, the government are expecting to lose this..

Not sure that is right..

Has just been repeated on a news bulletin. "Government is expecting to be told it can't deport migrants to Rwanda"

What seems to be less clear is whether changes to the existing policy could change this ruling or not..

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The British Government's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. (BBC News website)

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ClaphamGT3 said:

Govt loses in the Supreme Court.

Interesting to see how the Govt - and particularly Cleverly - responds

I bet Cleverly wishes he could have remained as Foreign Secretary....! He won't be thanking Braverman for getting sacked..!

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Apparently Home Secretary James Cleverly is off to Rwanda tomorrow to sign an agreement. So that will be Home Secretaries 3 - Asylum Seekers 0!

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As Rwanda bill returns to parliament on Tuesday and Wednesday this week... it appears Rwandan's have been seeking and being granted asylum in the UK..!

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-granted-asylum-rwandan...

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Rwandan president offers money back to the UK if no migrants get sent to his country...!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1856696/Rw...

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don'tbesilly said:

Sunak’s had a good day today with his ‘Stop the boats’ mantra and his Rwanda bill being voted on tonight.

7 dinghies made the crossing today with approx 350 migrants being processed at Dover apparently, that’s 600 (migrants) odd over the last 5 days.

On that basis, that would be more than Rwanda would accept in a single year?!

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And as the Foreign Secretary stands for the third reading tonight, the chamber empties.

Who'd want to stick around listening to a stuck record?!

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Government hoping to get this through this week...!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68816564

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Looks like this is edging nearer to being passed.

"We are now hearing that the government has offered a concession to Lord Browne on the Rwanda bill.
Browne wants Afghan veterans who have served for the UK armed forces to be exempt.
Lord Sharpe says the MoD will reassess all eligibility decisions. Any veteran who has a positive decision will not be removed to Rwanda.
Now over to Des Browne..." (BBC News wbsite)

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Ireland not prepared to be anyone's "migration loophole"!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2vw51eggwqo