Rishi Sunak paid more than half a million pounds in UK tax last year.
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Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deportation bill has been voted against in the House of Lords. In what is a major blow for the Government's plans, the house of unelected peers voted against ratifying the bill.
Peers voted by 214 to 171 in a move that could delay the agreement with the east African country. The vote was cast following a report by the Lords International Agreements Committee (IAC) that stated the treaty not be ratified until ministers could prove that Rwanda is safe.
The Government agreed the legally-binding treaty with Kigali in December, saying it addressed concerns raised by the Supreme Court about the possibility of asylum seekers deported to Rwanda then being transferred to a country where they could be at risk.
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But the cross-party committee said promised safeguards in the agreement are “incomplete” and must be implemented before it can be endorsed.
While the House of Lords on has the power to advice, if the House of Commons follows suit and votes against the ratification of the treaty then the bill can de delayed. However, ignoring the demand by peers could later be used in a legal challenge against the Government.
The treaty underpins the Government’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill which compels judges to regard the country as a secure haven.
The initial blow delivered by peers, uneasy over the stalled deportation plan to put some asylum seekers on a one-way flight to Africa, signals a rough ride for the legislation, despite the Prime Minister urging the Upper House not to block the “will of the people”.
Labour former attorney general Lord Goldsmith, who chairs the IAC, said: “In total our report identifies at least 10 sets
Rishi Sunak paid more than half a million pounds in UK tax last year.
Rishi Sunak has shown that he paid over £500,000 in UK tax last year. He shared this information on Friday when Parliament was not meeting.
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