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.The Prime Minister said he is confident emergency legislation will make sure there are no more \u201cdomestic blockers\u201d to the flagship policy which was thwarted by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
Mr Sunak said the British public have been increasingly frustrated by the spiralling cost of housing migrants in hotels.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists en-route to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai the PM said a successful deterrent that stops illegal migrants from coming to the UK will save huge amounts of money in the long run.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are already, incredibly frustratingly for the British people and the taxpayer, spending billions to house illegal migrants in hotels, especially, and that\u2019s not right, I\u2019ve talked about it repeatedly, we have got to end that.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019re not going to end that unless we can have a successful deterrent that stops people from coming here, right? Because that in the long run is the billions that we need to save.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Sunak hit out after Rwanda raised concerns over the delays to the migrant scheme.<\/p>\n
Kigali is said to be concerned by delays to the emergency legislation which will declare the country safe.<\/p>\n
Home Office officials are in Kigali finalising details on a new treaty which ministers hope will address the Supreme Court\u2019s concerns over Rwanda\u2019s asylum system.<\/p>\n
The Rwandan Government is said to be concerned about Britain having too much influence on Kigali\u2019s legal system.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister insisted he is \u201ccompletely confident\u201d the scheme complies with the UK\u2019s international obligations.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cNow I want the next stage of this is for us to bring forward legislation to make it unequivocally clear, and Parliament will be able to confirm that, that Rwanda is safe for the purpose of operationalising this scheme and thereby making sure there are no more domestic blockers to the proper functioning of this scheme.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not let a foreign court stop us from getting a flight off, I am crystal clear we are in compliance with all those obligations and I know the government and the party is united behind that position but also the country is united on this I\u2019ve said it before I\u2019ll say it again everyone\u2019s patience is wearing thin, my patience is wearing thin, the country\u2019s patience is wearing thin we have to end this merry go round.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing everything right we will bring forward this legislation, it will be crystal clear and then I expect to get this scheme up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Sunak highlighted progress has already been made in tackling illegal migration as small boat crossings have fallen by a third this year.<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> Rishi Sunak fightback begins with three point boost for Conservatives in poll<\/strong><\/p>\n But he vowed getting the Rwanda scheme up and running is crucial to finishing the job.<\/p>\n \u201cIn order to get the job done we do need to stand up the Rwanda plan because I want a functioning deterrent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen that deterrents work, we\u2019ve seen it in Albania. Because we are now returning people back to Albania as a result of the new agreement that we have, as part of the diplomacy and statecraft that we\u2019ve conducted over the past year, you\u2019ve seen the numbers coming from Albania drop by 90 per cent.<\/p>\n \u201cThat tells you that deterrents work, so if you can have a functioning deterrent system, people will stop coming. And we need to now replicate that on a bigger scale, that\u2019s why Rwanda\u2019s crucial.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd if we can get that right, it will literally save us billions in the long run, so that is the right focus.\u201d<\/p>\n Around 28,500 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year..<\/p>\n In 2022, 45,755 migrants made the crossing, the highest number since figures began to be collected in 2018.<\/p>\n Speaking to broadcasters as he arrived in the Gulf State Mr Sunak said his “patience is worn thin” by setbacks to the deal.<\/p>\n “We’re finalising that at the moment. And it’s important that we get it right because this is such a vital issue.<\/p>\n “But I’m clear about the goal here – the goal is to make sure that Parliament can declare unequivocally that on the basis of everything that we’ve done that Rwanda is a safe place to operationalise our scheme.<\/p>\n “Once we’ve done that and Parliament’s affirmed that, there should be no more domestic blocks to us putting in place this programme that we’ve been working on for a long time.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I’ve also been clear that I won’t allow a foreign court to block us from flights taking off. “My patience is worn thin, the British people’s patience is worn thin.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd although we’ve made great progress on this issue – reducing the number of small boat crossings by a third this year, something that everyone thought was impossible when I got this job – we’ve got more to go.<\/p>\n “I want to finish the job and that’s why I’ll get the Rwanda scheme up and running.”<\/p>\n\n