Government defeated by Lords on Rwanda treaty
The House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum procedures:
Lords votes with maj of 43 to delay ratification of Rwanda Treaty until protections it provides have been fully implemented. Big blow to Gvt credibility.
— Dick Newby (@RichardNewby3) January 22, 2024
Govt defeated in @UKHouseofLords on Rwanda Bill Treaty. Lords days it should not be approved at this time. But Government is desperate and will push ahead. We should stop them. pic.twitter.com/sLcKaTYsgg
— Chris Rennard 🔶💙🇺🇦 (@LordRennard) January 22, 2024
But note:
Lord Goldsmith, "We are not saying that the Rwanda treaty should never be ratified. But we are saying that parliament should have the opportunity to scrutinise the treaty and its measures in full before it makes a judgment about whether Rwanda is safe"
"And as the government… pic.twitter.com/Y8bseCHksO
— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) January 22, 2024
According to the BBC:
Next week peers will begin debating the bill itself, which aims to prevent legal challenges to deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.
While non-binding, the vote on the treaty gives an indication of the level of opposition Mr Sunak is likely to face when the bill is debated in the Lords.
Rishi Sunak is in trouble here.
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