Essentially, Lords amendments 2 and 3—flawed as they are—raise the valid issue of what happens if Rwanda at any point falls below the standards expected of it to justify its safe country status. The Bill would establish in legislation the largely unchallengeable conclusion that Rwanda is a safe country for the purposes of the Bill because Parliament says so, without any mechanism for Parliament to say differently if the facts change—save, presumably, for fresh primary legislation.
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jeremy Wright
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 March 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
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