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UK Government Pushes Forward With Rwanda Deportation Plan

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks as he visits an apprentice training centre at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in Coventry, England, Monday March 18, 2024. (Carl Recine/Pool via

The British government is making a final effort to revive its plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda. A bill addressing the Supreme Court's block on deportation flights is set to be debated in the House of Commons, with potential passage into law in the coming days.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure as his party trails in opinion polls ahead of an upcoming election. The House of Commons will review amendments made by the House of Lords to the Safety of Rwanda Bill, with expectations that the amendments will be removed due to the Conservative majority.

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