UK Government's Rwanda Bill Passes After Showdown with House of Lords
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The UK government's Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill has finally passed through Parliament after a standoff with the House of Lords. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has secured a major victory for his Rwanda policy as the bill was approved, despite delays caused by amendments from the Lords. The bill aims to declare Rwanda a safe country for asylum seekers and address objections from the Supreme Court. It requires judges to treat Rwanda as safe and allows ministers to disregard emergency injunctions from the European Court of Human Rights. The House of Lords had previously amended the bill to include an exemption for Afghan nationals who assisted British troops and a provision that Rwanda could only be considered safe if deemed so by an independent monitoring body. However, Member...

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