A so-called ‘Illegal Migration Bill’ was being pushed through its last stages in the House of Lords as PN went to press.
This law would prevent people who had travelled in small boats across the Channel to arrive in the UK from being considered for asylum. They would be detained and removed ‘as soon as reasonably practical’ to Rwanda or to another ‘safe third country’. There are also plans to ban those removed from returning to the UK.
The United Nations high…