Prime minister holds emergency press conference to try to regain control over immigration debate
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Rishi Sunak has told an emergency press conference that his new Rwanda legislation would prevent legal challenges and finally allow deportation flights to take off to Rwanda, as he batted away questions about his own future and fought to regain control of his mutinous party.
The prime minister defended his controversial plans, saying the bill “fundamentally” addressed concerns raised by the supreme court over the deportation policy and would guarantee the African nation was “unequivocally” safe for asylum seekers.
Continue reading…Prime minister holds emergency press conference to try to regain control over immigration debateUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has told an emergency press conference that his new Rwanda legislation would prevent legal challenges and finally allow deportation flights to take off to Rwanda, as he batted away questions about his own future and fought to regain control of his mutinous party.The prime minister defended his controversial plans, saying the bill “fundamentally” addressed concerns raised by the supreme court over the deportation policy and would guarantee the African nation was “unequivocally” safe for asylum seekers. Continue reading…