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Tories consider sending migrants 4,000 miles to Ascension Island if Rwanda plan fails

Advice sought on using remote British overseas territory – with a population of only 900 – in ‘offshoring’ plan

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak, beware: the Bibby Stockholm is becoming a monument to your incompetence

A vacant barge, no flights to Rwanda … beyond a certain point, even Tory supporters will grow tired of empty politics, says civil liberties writer Diane Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Afghan pilot wife’s tearful plea to Rishi to save her family

’At times I even think death at the hands of the Taliban would be better than going through this mental torture’

The Independent UK

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Bibby Stockholm delay adds to disarray of Sunak’s ‘stop the boats’ pledge

As with the Rwanda plan, the PM has been frustrated in his attempts to house asylum seekers on a giant barge

The Guardian - UK

Why is the DRC wasting precious resources on an outdated testament to French colonial power?

As Le Jeux de la Francophonie begin in Kinshasa, questions must be asked about the event’s value and France’s role in African affairs, writes Vava Tampa

The Guardian - UK

Now US senators back asylum plea by Afghan war hero

The Afghan pilot, who served alongside coalition forces in Afghanistan, is still facing deportation to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Rwanda conference for and about women looks to gender equality in Africa

Women Deliver is considered one of the world's biggest conrference on gender equality. The 2023 edition which took place this week in Rwanda, brought the international summit to Africa for the first time with many issues in focus, especially equality and encouraging women in business.

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Rwanda plan is in legal limbo, but history shows such migration deals are unlikely to disappear

The UK government is taking its controversial Rwanda asylum plan to the supreme court, after the court of appeal ruled that the proposal was illegal.

The Conversation

Biden turns up heat on UK over asylum for Afghan hero pilot

The Home Office refuses to remove veteran’s Rwanda deportation threat despite the policy being ruled illegal

The Independent UK

Illegal migration bill to become law: what you need to know

The UK government has succeeded in passing its illegal migration bill. After a series of late-night votes and months of controversy, the bill is now set to receive royal assent and become the Illegal Migration Act 2023. The following round-up will give you the key details of the bill and…

The Conversation

‘Gut-churning’: anger as Hungarian president addresses major women’s rights conference

Katalin Novák, an anti-abortionist and promoter of pro-natalist policies, spoke at the opening of the Women Deliver conference in Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

Kenya braces for 3 days of anti-government protests after new tax hikes

Kenya is bracing for three days of protests this week. The demonstrations are being organised by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who accuses the government of failing to control a cost of living crisis. Also, as the conflict rages in Sudan, we look at the economic impact of the war on…

France 24

UK’s controversial illegal migration bill set to become law

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial illegal migration plan is set to become law after the government defeated attempts by parliament's upper house to make changes to the legislation.

Radio France Internationale

The illegal migration bill has passed, and here’s what will happen: children lost, abused and exploited

The new law will not act as the deterrent the UK government says it will – it just puts more vulnerable people in harm’s way, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

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Al Jazeera

UK’s migration bill at odds with international law, says UN

The controversial bill labelled as inhumane by politicians, lawyers and civil rights groups is set to become law.

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot threatened with Rwanda deportation left in limbo four months after plea to PM

The airman’s notice of deportation to Rwanda lapses after six months if there is no decision – impossible given that the whole Rwanda policy is held up in the courts

The Guardian - UK

In defence of Rwanda’s record on refugees

Letter: The high commissioner for Rwanda to the UK, Johnston Busingye, responds to a recent letter which argued that the country was not safe for asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman given permission to challenge Rwanda ruling at Supreme Court

Court of Appeal judges found Rwanda was not safe to receive asylum seekers from the UK

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Evening Standard

Government given green light to bring Supreme Court challenge over Rwanda policy

The Government has been given the go-ahead to bring a Supreme Court challenge over the Rwanda deportation policy.

The Independent UK

Government can appeal against Rwanda decision at Supreme Court

The Home Office has been given the go-ahead to challenge a ruling that the policy is unlawful at the UK’s highest court.

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick stepped up to the dispatch box. Cometh the hour, cometh the halfwit

Honest Bob was all heart. It was actually compassionate to deport as many asylum seekers as possible

The Independent UK

Rwanda policy ‘necessary evil’, says Tory London mayor candidate

Moz Hossain initially refused to say whether he backed policy since he ‘defends the legal system’

Daily Mirror

New anger at Tory deportation plan as refugees fear war could hit Rwanda

A Syrian refugee living in a Nottingham hotel and facing deportation to Rwanda said he would rather die than take his wife and daughter to the country in East Africa

The Independent UK

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick gave lessons to Rwandan government lawyers

Exclusive: Minister now charged with implementing Rwanda deal joined Tory volunteering project with Suella Braverman in 2008

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda is not a safe country for refugees

Letter: Margaret Owen describes the county’s unemployment crisis, brutal suppression of opposition and unlawful invasion into neighbouring DRC

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