Tag: Rishi Sunak

UK PM vows first migrant flights to leave for Rwanda within weeks as parliament passes controversial bill

April 24, 2024

The United Kingdom's first deportation flights could leave for Rwanda in 10-12 weeks, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday (22 April), only hours ... Read More

UK considers scheme to offer £3,000 to failed asylum seekers to move to Rwanda

March 14, 2024

The UK government reportedly has a plan in place to be included into a new agreement with Rwanda, which provides for a payment to failed ... Read More

UK govt. faces five defeats in House of Lords over its Rwanda asylum deal

March 6, 2024

The UK government's proposal to designate Rwanda as a safe asylum destination was rejected in The House of Lords on Monday (4 March) after the ... Read More

UK highest court’s decision to block govt’s Rwanda asylum deal welcomed by African refugees

November 17, 2023

Britain’s highest court unanimously ruled on Wednesday (15 November) that the government’s policy to deport more than 24,000 refugees to Rwanda in a controversial $174 ... Read More

UK Supreme Court hearing scrutinizes legality of Rwanda migrant deportation policy

October 10, 2023

Three days of arguments have begun at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Monday (9 October) with the UK government arguing its policy ... Read More

UK immigration crackdown: Nigerian, other African students brace for impact from new visa rules

May 22, 2023

The United Kingdom is expected this week to announce restrictions preventing foreign students from bringing family members into the country, which will likely send shockwaves ... Read More

On COP-27 sidelines, Kenya-UK ink green investment program deal

November 9, 2022

A new multipurpose dam that will be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties in Kenya will cost about $3,5 billion following a deal signed ... Read More