Rwanda plan: Why can’t the government devote legislative time to anything else?

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Rwanda plan: Why can’t the government devote legislative time to anything else?

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan finally passed late last night, two-and-a-bit torturous years after his predecessor, Boris Johnson, first floated the idea of sending asylum seekers to the East African nation. It’s taken the passing of a previous Illegal Migration Bill, a Supreme Court ruling, a UK-Rwanda treaty, four-and-a-half months of parliamentary wrangling, and, as of last night, a solid eight hours of back and forth as the House of Lords tried t…