Rishi Sunak, on shaky political ground, defends new Rwanda Deportation Bill

A flight with asylum seekers failed to take off in June 2022 after the European Court of Human Rights intervened. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak , on December 7, defended an updated plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, with a bill that designated Rwanda a ‘safe’ country and allowed ministers to disregard some sections of U.K. human rights law. Mr Sunak’s vocal defence of the bill, which was unveiled on Wednesday, came as support for his leadership faltered, with Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigning because the proposed legislation was not tough enough and represented the “triumph of hope over experience”. If the bill fails when it is put to vote on December 12, it could leave Mr Sunak very vulnerable. Source:thehindu.com