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Will Rishi’s law work?

Will Rishi’s law work?

Sunak wins the headlines, but can he spin the law?

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Joshua Rozenberg
Nov 16, 2023
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For the UK’s least shouty newspaper, this is quite a headline:

To get round a ruling of the Supreme Court that asylum-seekers would be at risk of ill-treatment if sent to Rwanda, the prime minister promised an international treaty backed by “emergency” legislation. What could possibly go wrong?

Treaty

Last year’s deal, under which the UK paid Rwanda to tak…

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