{"id":121191,"date":"2023-11-16T17:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121191"},"modified":"2023-11-16T17:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:39:17","slug":"jeremy-hunt-admits-rwanda-deportation-flights-may-not-happen-at-all-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/jeremy-hunt-admits-rwanda-deportation-flights-may-not-happen-at-all-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Hunt admits Rwanda deportation flights may not happen at all next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeremy Hunt says the government ‘can’t guarantee’ that migrant flights will take off next year<\/h3>\n

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has appeared to let slip that flights to Rwanda may not take off even next year.<\/p>\n

The interview comes after yesterday\u2019s damning blow to the Government\u2019s flagship immigration policy by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Hunt admitted for the first time that flights may not even get off the ground in 2024, likely meaning there will be no deportations ahead of the General Election.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe are hopeful that because of the solutions that the PM announced yesterday we will be able to get flights off to Rwanda next year”.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t guarantee that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have to pass emergency legislation in the House of Commons, we have to sign a new treaty with Rwanda, but our commitment to the British people is that although the supreme court ruling was a setback we will not allow anything to get in the way of delivering the PM\u201ds pledge to secure our borders by stopping the boats.\u201d<\/p>\n

His comments appear to be at odds with Rishi Sunak, who last night said Migrant flights to the African country will take off by spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will get the job done, and that involves the new treaty, and new domestic legislation, and that will clear the remaining barriers so us getting flights off as planned in the spring of next year\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Hunt\u2019s admission also undermines the Government\u2019s Immigration Minister, who this morning said he is \u201cconfident\u201d the government will be able to see flights take off to Rwanda next year, adding it is \u201cabsolutely critical\u201d they happen in the spring.<\/p>\n

The Chancellor has now been accused of saying \u201cthe quiet bit out loud\u201d in the face of overly optimistic statements from others in the government.<\/p>\n

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