The Prime Minister said the legislation is a 'fundamental change in the global equation on migration'
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night.
The Government said the Lords amendment was 'almost identical' to the previous ones overturned by MPs. In a statement on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said: “The passing of this landmark legislation is not just a step forward but a fundamental change in the global equation on migration.“We introduced the Rwanda Bill to deter vulnerable migrants from making perilous crossings and break the business model of the criminal gangs who exploit them.
Earlier in the upper House, the opposition did not press its demand for the Bill to include an exemption from removal for Afghan nationals who assisted British troops after what critics hailed as a concession. A Home Office minister said the Government will not send those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy to Rwanda.
As well as compelling judges to regard the east African country as safe, it would give ministers the power to ignore emergency injunctions. Mr Sunak said the policy will act as a deterrent to migrants attempting to make the perilous journey across the world’s busiest shipping lane.
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