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Inside Rishi Sunak’s Hail-Mary plan to win UK general election

Rishi Sunak said he would begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda in the days after the general election on July 4 if he’s still prime minister, setting out his core message for the six-week campaign to try to keep Keir Starmer’s poll-leading Labour Party from taking power.

The Times of India

Man in hi-vis jacket who questioned Rishi Sunak is Tory councillor asked to attend event

A man who questioned Rishi Sunak wearing a hi-vis jacket in a warehouse is a Tory councillor asked to attend the event.

The Independent UK

No deportations to Rwanda before July 4 despite millions spent, Rishi Sunak says

NO asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda before the General Election on July 4, Rishi Sunak has confirmed – essentially guaranteeing that the…

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Rishi Sunak admits no Rwanda deportation flights will take off before election

The morning after calling a snap contest on 4 July, Rishi Sunak said asylum seekers will be deported to the east African nation only ‘if I am re-elected’

The Independent UK

Rwanda flights will not take off before election, says Rishi Sunak

Assertion that flights will not begin until after 4 July poll prompts despair from Tories on right of party

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda flights won't take off before July 4 general election, admits Rishi Sunak

The Prime Minister said there would be no pre-election Rwanda flights despite his vow to ‘stop the boats’

Evening Standard

UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law

In late April 2024 the British parliament passed a law – the Safety of Rwanda Act – enabling it to transport migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda. When the legislation was approved by parliament, there were 52,000 asylum seekers who could potentially be sent to Rwanda.

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Austrian leader lauds UK's efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda

Austria’s leader has praised Britain as a “pioneer” in outsourcing asylum proceedings to places outside Europe, citing a U.K. bill to deport migrants to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Rwanda is transforming and growing — but at what cost?

Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal?

WEKU

Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher

Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme

The Guardian - UK

Migrants crossing Channel so far in 2024 nears 10k

Two more small boats have been seen arriving on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Rwanda’s role in eastern DRC conflict: why international law is failing to end the fighting

The power of international law lies in its potential to offer alternatives to force and violence. The ideal is that states submit their grievances to a court rather than duke them out on a battlefield, or carry them out against civilians.

The Conversation

Donald Trump ‘eyes Rwanda-style deportation scheme for illegal migrants'

Trump’s team said to be drawing up new migration plan ahead of November election

Evening Standard

Migrants detained for Rwanda flights released on bail by Home Office

The first asylum seekers bound for Rwanda were detained at the start of May

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The Guardian - US

Trump aides plot deportation effort inspired by UK Rwanda plan – report

Wall Street Journal notes that British example may not be a good one, as ‘plan hasn’t gone into effect yet ‘amid legal challenges’

The Guardian - UK

‘Bullet wounds are common’: crime rife in DRC’s rebel-besieged city of Goma

Robberies, shootings, extortion and rapes have surged since the Rwandan-backed M23 militia cut off the eastern Congolese capital

The National (Scotland)

Stop rounding up asylum seekers in Scotland for Rwanda deportations, Home Office told

HOME Secretary James Cleverly is facing demands from the Scottish Government to stop rounding up asylum seekers in Scotland to be deported to Rwanda.

The Guardian - UK

Refused asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office

UK and Rwanda agree deal to extend cohort of those eligible to be forcibly removed to east African country

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The Guardian - AU

Revealed: Rwanda genocide war crimes tribunal wraps up mission after 29 years

Exclusive: Last two fugitives are deemed to be dead, ending a remarkable exercise in international justice

The Guardian - UK

Home Office department processing Rwanda deportations told to cut jobs

Exclusive: Illegal Migration Operations Command freezes recruitment and draws up redundancy plans, leaked documents show

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UK Deportation Law Ruled Incompatible With Human Rights

Belfast judge rules UK's deportation law doesn't apply in Northern Ireland due to human rights violations. PM plans to appeal. Law aimed to deport migrants...

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda deportation law should not apply in Northern Ireland, court rules

UK government considers appeal after judge says act undermines post-Brexit human rights protections guaranteed in the region

WEKU

As a brutal genocide raged around her, Josephine smuggled 12 people to safety

During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, Josephine Dusabimana smuggled ethnic Tutsis out of the country as neighbors attacked neighbors and almost a million people died.

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea flower show hosts garden designed to help survivors of torture

Charity that challenged UK’s Rwanda policy helps create space designed to evoke happier memories of homelands

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work?

The Labour leader confirmed he would scrap the Rwanda scheme in his Dover speech, then confusingly blurred his own argument

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