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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal and Kiran Stacey

What are the Tories trying to achieve with their new Rwanda bill?

James Cleverly and Vincent Biruta
The home secretary, James Cleverly, and the Rwandan foreign minister, Vincent Biruta, sign a new deal on a reworked asylum scheme in Kigali, Rwanda, on 5 December. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak announced his latest attempt to kickstart the Rwanda scheme on Wednesday evening, in the form of a new bill that deems the African country safe for asylum seekers and gives ministers powers to override some legal blocks.

Senior Tory MPs will spend the next few days deciding whether to back it or not – but what does it actually say, and will it work?

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