Sunak's Controversial Rwanda Asylum Policy Faces Opposition

Despite legal challenges and internal party rebellion, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is determined to implement a policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing for the implementation of a controversial policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, despite legal and political opposition.
• The policy, which has been central to Sunak's premiership, aims to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats by threatening deportation to Rwanda.
• Despite Sunak's assertions that the policy is working, critics argue that it is more likely to ensure that human smuggling groups continue to dominate access to Britain.
• Sunak's attempts to rush through legislation to circumvent a UK Supreme Court ruling that deemed the scheme unlawful has led to internal party rebellion.
• Former Scottish Tory leader Baroness Ruth Davidson has expressed doubt that the policy will ever result in asylum seekers being deported to east Africa.

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