Rishi Sunak Drops Promise of Rwanda Deportation Flights in the Spring
- Premier says first flights carrying migrants to leave in July
- Bill to deport migrants faces final Parliamentary hurdle
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Rishi Sunak conceded his longstanding promise to send deportation flights to Rwanda by the spring has fallen by the wayside, as the UK prime minister sought to finally pass legislation to enable his flagship migration policy.
The government now aims for the first flight to take off in July, the premier told a press conference in London on Monday. His tone suggested he’s lost patience with Parliament’s upper chamber, the House of Lords, which has sought to amend the government’s bill to label Rwanda a “safe” country to send deportees.