The UK will begin its operation earlier than planned
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Rishi Sunak has issued his law on expelling illegal immigrants to Rwanda and wants to launch an arrest operation on April 29, 2024, The Guardian reports.
Internationally – London wants to move quickly, very quickly. According to information received from Watchman On Sunday, April 28, the British government plans to launch a wave of arrests of migrants starting Monday, in order to send them to Rwanda in the coming weeks. This is much earlier than expected.
This is the result of the law adopted by Parliament a few days ago, which allows the authorities to send migrants who have arrived illegally in the United Kingdom to Rwanda, a country considered… ” on “. This idea has been questioned, and the law has been widely criticized for two years now.
The operation planned for Monday should be initiated by the Home Office and should last for two weeks, the British daily newspaper specifies. The detainees will then be held in detention centers until the planes take off for Rwanda, usually this summer.
A process that began before the main elections
The date of this operation was not chosen randomly, according to what was stated in guardian. Local elections will be held on Thursday 2 May, and the struggling Conservatives want to launch this movement to regain supremacy over Keir Starmer's Labor Party.
In fact, during elections, the Conservatives may lose half their seats to the opposition. A huge blow just months before the general election for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives, who risk losing 10 Downing Street to the left.
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