Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on welfare reform at the Centre for Social Justice on April 19, 2024 in London, EnglandThe prime minister has announced this deadline repeatedly in the past – including just 10 days ago after holding talks with Rwanda n president Paul Kagame in Downing Street.But asked this morning whether the government will start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda before the summer, he dodged the question.
Sunak confirmed today that he wants parliament to finally pass the bill on Monday - five months after he announced he was bringing forward the “emergency legislation”.He said: “Repeatedly, everyone has tried to block us from getting this bill through and yet again you saw this week Labour peers blocking us again and that’s enormously frustrating.
Asked again if the flights would leave in the spring, the PM said: “The priority now is to get this bill passed. I’ve said very clearly we’re going to get this done on Monday – we don’t want any more prevarication or delay.
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