As of right present, the estimated total number of small boat arrivals in 2024 is 6,265.
This week, Rishi Sunak is expecting another round of parliamentary squabbling over his measure to revive the deadlocked policy.
A key component of the prime minister’s promise to “stop the boats”—a platform he has based his premiership on—is the idea to put certain asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda.
Members of Parliament in the House of Commons will start debating changes proposed by their colleagues in the House to the Safety of Rwanda Bill on Monday.
who seek further legal protections, such as a clause requiring “due regard” for both national and international law.
The purpose of the bill is to bring the program back after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in November.