UK working on new Rwanda treaty and could change laws, says PM Sunak
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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks outside No. 10 Downing Street ahead of Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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LONDON - Britain's government has already been working on a new treaty with Rwanda and could change the country's laws after the Supreme Court ruled that the plan to send migrants there was unlawful, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday.
"The government has already been working in advance on a new treaty with Rwanda, which we will finalise in light of today's judgement," Sunak told parliament.
"If it becomes clear that our domestic legal frameworks or international conventions are still frustrating plans at that point, I am prepared to change our laws and revisit those international relationships.
"The British people expect us to do whatever it takes to stop the boats," he added, referring to asylum seekers arriving from France on small boats via the Channel.
The ruling by Britain's Supreme Court earlier on Wednesday dealt a crushing blow to Sunak before an election expected next year. REUTERS
