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The Conservative British government wants to make it even more difficult for refugees to apply for asylum in the UK. Appropriate amendments to the law will be tabled in parliament next week, the British news agency PA and the BBC, among others, reported on Sunday.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told arriving migrants in an interview with the “Mail on Sunday”: “Don’t be under any illusions, if you come here illegally, you can’t stay.”

The government therefore wants to limit the right to apply for asylum for people who, for example, cross the Channel with inflatable boats and can instead be deported directly to East African Rwanda or other countries. In fact, with few exceptions, there are very few legal ways for people fleeing the UK to enter the country.

The British government has already received sharp criticism of its previous plans for Rwanda, including from the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Migrants should apply for asylum in Rwanda and – if granted – be able to live there. A return to Britain is not planned. Since the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights, there have been no deportation flights from Great Britain to Rwanda.

The increasing number of people coming to Britain via the English Channel and irregularly entering the UK has long been a thorn in the side of the government in London. Restricting immigration and maintaining control over one’s own borders was one of the core promises of Brexit. (sda/dpa)