The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is presently in the middle of the ping-pong process, in which changes are proposed, discussed, and decided upon by the two chambers.
The debate today differed little from the times the Commons has previously discussed the bill.
Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson kicked off the discussion by saying, “We’re back here again discussing the same topics and amendments we’ve already rejected.
Billing crunch week
Downing Street hopes to receive royal assent this week; therefore, the government has scheduled additional debate and vote time in the Commons and the Lords.
In response to concerns voiced by the Supreme Court last year, the Safety of Rwanda Bill seeks to provide the government the authority to return asylum seekers who entered the UK illegally to Rwanda.
A portion of the law designates Rwanda as “safe” and prohibits courts from taking that into account when deciding whether to grant an appeal against deportation.
