The King has granted Royal Assent the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act, the Lord Speaker has told the House of Lords.
The announcement has triggered the formal start of the plan to fly illegally arrived migrants to Rwanda.
It comes after a political ping pong between the House of Commons and the House of Lords over the bill.
The Home Secretary has insisted spending money on the Rwanda scheme was “absolutely worth it” and the Government would “keep those flights going until we stop the boats”.
The King has granted the scheme royal assent
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During a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, James Cleverly said managing borders “has never come for free” and told those wanting to delay the plan that there is “nothing moral about allowing people to drown in the sea at the hands of criminals”.
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