The UK government's initiative to expedite the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda has sparked a significant debate, with Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson advocating for the swift passage of the Rwanda asylum bill to facilitate these removals. Tomlinson claims a reduction in boat crossings by "over a third" as part of his efforts. However, this plan has faced criticism from various quarters, including the UN's human rights chief, Volker Turk, who argues that the legislation undermines the rule of law and poses a "serious blow to human rights" by limiting judicial scrutiny over the deportation decisions. The controversy is further fueled by differing views on the effectiveness of the government's migration policies, as highlighted by BBC's Laura K and opposition from figures like Reform UK's justice spokeswoman, Ann Widdecombe, who skeptically remarked, "They're not! We all know they're not."
The British plan "to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum-seekers to Rwanda – including by drastically stripping back the courts’ ability to scrutinize removal decisions - run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law" -- UN rights chief. https://t.co/1uO57OKGj5 https://t.co/XAND2L6FDX
“They’re not! We all know they’re not.” Reform UK justice spokeswoman, Ann Widdecombe, responds to the government, which has "guaranteed" that flights to Rwanda will take off before the next election. https://t.co/OlPeq0pDJ0
UN rights chief @volker_turk calls on the United Kingdom to reconsider a new bill to speed the export of asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda, which risks delivering a “serious blow” to human rights. https://t.co/k3WsY8idzq
Britain's new legislation on its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing undercuts basic rights principles, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Monday ➡️ https://t.co/HW7pbzMHQv https://t.co/2hbvYWYToP
Britain's Rwanda asylum plan raises deep concerns: UN rights chief https://t.co/lsjiR4OkiX https://t.co/AeVYoepa53
⚠️ BRITAIN'S RWANDA ASYLUM PLAN RAISES DEEP CONCERNS: UN RIGHTS CHIEF (Reuters) Britain's revived plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda would drastically strip back courts' ability to scrutinise decisions and risks dealing a "serious blow to human rights", the United Nations… https://t.co/CwaQaQ817R
#UK: Legislative moves to facilitate prompt removal of asylum-seekers to Rwanda run contrary to rule of law principles & risk delivering serious blow to human rights. @volker_turk urges the Govt. to take all steps to ensure full compliance with international legal obligations.
"We must get the [Rwanda asylum bill] legislation through as soon as possible" Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson says when the Rwanda bill has come through parliament the government can "get those planes off the ground" #BBCLauraK https://t.co/vH2iyIrJhb https://t.co/fgGqqMQ3Es
"Stopping the boats... that's my job title... we saw boat crossings down by over a third" says Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson "If you look at the Home Office's own figures... it's up slightly, if you look at the details" says #BBCLauraK https://t.co/vH2iyIrJhb https://t.co/r1rWoczeIZ