In full: Rwanda bill debated in the House of Commons

Rishi Sunak said the first migrant deportation flights to Rwanda will take place in “10 to 12 weeks” as he conceded he had failed to deliver on his target of getting them up and running by the spring.
He told a Downing Street press conference this morning: “The first flight will leave in 10 to 12 weeks. Of course that is later than we wanted but we have always been clear that processing will take time and if Labour peers had not spent weeks holding up the [Rwanda] Bill in the House of Lords to try to block these flights altogether we would have begun this process weeks ago.”
The Prime Minister said after that he hoped there will be a “regular rhythm” to the flights.
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[@pgaven9396]

Now if only the US would take note and follow suit with one way flights to venezuala and other points of origin...its critical mass.

[@davidmccann9811]

It's not "one way flights" for us in the UK though. This 'Rwanda deal' is basically that we Brits will pay Rwanda to take our asylum seekers, but they in return will send us an equal number of theirs.They plan to mostly send us elderly or disabled refugees from the war in Congo, which Rwanda doesn't want because those people can't work.

[@bombheadgames9565]

Amend the bill! .. So that if it turns out Rawanda is not safe all who proposed the bill get sent there.

[@barryburroughs2231]

If it’s passed who’s going to pay for it who’s going to police it once they are there this going to be a dripping tap and cost the people of this country billions and billions the solution stop the boats makes me sick how stupid can they get this will surely be the final nail for us 🤮

[@ekafarelaprilian1945]

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[@hyperbiped9913]

Democracy just died 😟