Britain's Conservative government insisted Thursday that it still aimed to send migrants to Rwanda in the coming months, despite a parliamentary stand-off over the controversial plan.
Britain’s Prime Minster Rishi Sunak speaks during an interview during a visit to Wormley Community Centre in Broxbourne, north of London on September 25, 2023. Britain’s Conservative government insisted Thursday that it still aimed to send migrants to Rwanda in the coming months, despite a parliamentary stand-off over the controversial plan.
His plan has been delayed as peers in the unelected upper chamber, the House of Lords, sent it back to the House of Commons, the elected lower chamber, for further concessions.Earlier this week, the Commons rejected several amendments sought by the Lords during its first inspection of the bill. On Wednesday, the Lords again called for an amendment to restore the jurisdiction of domestic courts in relation to the safety of Rwanda and enable them to intervene.Rwanda could only be declared safe when protections in a separate treaty signed with Rwanda were fully implemented — and only for as long as they remained in place, said peers.