The Supreme Court will rule on the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda on Wednesday, in what will be a huge moment for Rishi Sunak's administration. Migrants crossing the English Channel on small, often dangerous boats, is an important issue for the government for both electoral and moral reasons.
The Supreme Court will rule on the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda on Wednesday, in what will be a huge moment for Rishi Sunak's administration. Migrants crossing the English Channel on small, often dangerous boats , is an important issue for the government for both electoral and moral reasons. More than 100,000 people have made the dangerous crossing of one of the world's busiest shipping lanes since 2018.
The crossings are operated by people smuggling gangs, and the boats provided are often not sea-worthy. Dozens of people have died, and many more have had to be rescued by British or French officials. Many people in the UK want lower immigration, and the Conservatives have promised to cut the numbers coming in. But a record 606,000 entered the country last year. The small boats, although they bring a relatively small proportion of the overall migrant numbers, are a highly visible representative of what some see as uncontrolled migration. The Rwanda plan is largely a reaction to these two forces
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