Article 6M997 Sunak ‘confident’ civil service will enact Rwanda bill despite legal concerns

Sunak ‘confident’ civil service will enact Rwanda bill despite legal concerns

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Pippa Crerar and Eleni Courea
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Union threatens ministers with legal action amid fears staff could be obliged to breach civil service code and international law

Rishi Sunak has said he is confident Home Office staff will enact the Rwanda deportation scheme, despite fears that could put them in breach of international law.

The FDA, the union for senior civil servants, has threatened ministers with legal action if they are forced to implement the government's Rwanda deportation bill.

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