INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Reuters) - Britain signed a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday which it said would overcome a court decision blocking its plan to deport
domestic legislation.Under the new treaty, signed by British Home Secretary (interior minister) James Cleverly and which replaces a
non-binding memorandum of understanding, Britain said Rwanda would not expel asylum seekers to a country where their life or freedom would
complaints directly to them, and a new appeal body made up of judges from around the world.Cleverly said he expected migrants to be heading
flights could start before an election expected next year
The opposition Labour Party, which has a double-digit lead in the polls, plans to ditch the Rwanda policy if it wins.Under the plan agreed
last year, Britain intends to send thousands of asylum seekers who arrived on its shores without permission to Rwanda to deter migrants
making the dangerous journey across the Channel from Europe in small boats.In return, Rwanda has received an initial payment of 140 million
pounds ($180 million) with the promise of more money to fund the accommodation and care of any deported individuals.PRESSUREPrime Minister
Rishi Sunak, now in power for just over a year, is under intense pressure from both his own lawmakers and many voters to cut net migration,
his government to end the flow of asylum seekers who pay people smugglers for their crossings, often in overcrowded boats that are not
seaworthy.The Supreme Court ruled against the Rwanda plan - first brought in by then prime minister Boris Johnson in April last year -
because there was a risk that deported refugees would have their claims wrongly assessed or returned to their country of origin to face
persecution.The new treaty is expected to be followed later this week by the publication of legislation declaring Rwanda a so-called safe
country, designed to stop legal challenges against the planned deportation flights.However, this is likely to trigger a new round of
political and legal wrangling
The first flight was scheduled to go last summer but was cancelled at the last moment because of legal challenges.Sarah Gogan, an
