![]() ![]() "The Conservatives are on the public's side - and we will push on with our plan to stop the boats." They need to act in the national interest. "They need for once to stop acting in their short-term interests. Mr Sunak added: "This week, Labour needs for once to rise above political games. He claimed illegal migration would rise under a Labour government because it would agree a "burden sharing agreement for asylum seekers with the EU" - and he accused Sir Keir of having "blocked the deportation of dangerous criminals". The PM said the Opposition is "not fit to govern" because "they have no plans to tackle illegal immigration". "A government that governs in their interest must act on these entirely legitimate concerns." "People in this country care deeply about stopping the boats," he said. On Saturday night, Mr Sunak sought to defend his Rwanda bill - claiming it would be a "significant step" towards securing UK borders, "thwarting the evil trade of the smuggling gangs" and stopping the "injustice of illegal migration". What has government agreed with new Rwanda deportation treaty?īraverman urges Sunak to 'change course' over Rwanda bill UK paid Rwanda extra £100m for asylum deal Mr Cleverly also sought to play down concerns about the bill's language - describing it as "the toughest immigration law ever". "Some have also started successful businesses." "It is deemed safe by the UN refugee agency - and many refugees and other immigrants who have settled there, are now thriving," he argued. Writing in The Sun on Sunday, Mr Cleverly again insisted that Rwanda is an "amazing country" that is "peaceful, safe and prosperous". The home secretary had travelled to Rwanda to sign a revised treaty after the original proposal was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, which said there was a "real risk" migrants sent there would be returned home and put in danger. On Tuesday - the day of the vote - Sir Keir Starmer will use a speech to claim the Conservatives have lost the ability to govern - and insist he "won't let the Tories take the country down with them". Meanwhile, according to The Times, the attorney general has been told that the legislation has a "50% at best" chance of getting flights off the ground next year.
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