{"id":121376,"date":"2023-11-15T22:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121376"},"modified":"2023-11-15T22:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:29:33","slug":"gary-lineker-mocks-rishi-sunaks-rwanda-migration-fightback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/gary-lineker-mocks-rishi-sunaks-rwanda-migration-fightback\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Lineker mocks Rishi Sunak&#8217;s Rwanda migration fightback"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Rishi Sunak reveals government working on &#8216;new treaty with Rwanda&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Gary Lineker\u00a0took a swipe at Rishi Sunak after he launched a fightback over his Rwanda scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister pledged emergency legislation and a new treaty with the African nation in a Downing Street press conference after the Supreme Court ruled the flagship policy was unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, the Conservatives shared a post on social media platform X promoting the plan to bring forward emergency legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The post said: &#8220;Rishi Sunak will introduce emergency laws to start Rwanda returns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Match of the Day host said: &#8220;Don\u2019t you have to have been there before in order to return?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The football pundit has been a critic of the Government&#8217;s illegal immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>He sparked a BBC impartiality row in March after he took to X, formerly Twitter, to slam the Illegal Migration Bill and compared language used to that of Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He was responding to a video posted by the Home Office of Mrs Braverman discussing the flagship legislation.<\/p>\n<p>New social media rules by the corporation in the wake of the row allow high-profile presenters outside of news and current affairs to express personal views on issues but they must stop short of political campaigning.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-England striker also gloated over the sacking of Mrs Braverman, a popular figure on the Tory right, earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the Supreme Court rejected the Government&#8217;s appeal over its policy of sending asylum seekers arriving by unauthorised means on a one-way ticket to Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>The five senior judges unanimously ruled that the scheme is unlawful because there is a risk genuine asylum seekers could be forced back to their country of origin by Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sunak this evening announced plans to seek an upgraded agreement with Rwanda in a bid to address the concerns.<\/p>\n<p>He will also bring forward emergency legislation to deem Rwanda a safe destination.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1835524\/gary-lineker-rishi-sunak-rwanda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rishi Sunak reveals government working on &#8216;new treaty with Rwanda&#8217; Gary Lineker\u00a0took a swipe at Rishi Sunak after he launched a fightback over his Rwanda scheme. 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