- Declares Rwanda as a “safe country”
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Recognises Parliamentary sovereignty as in European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
- Declares that international law does not override acts of Parliament
Background
- Rwanda asylum plan tried to send migrants to Rwanda
- UK Supreme Court found that Rwanda was unsafe so the plan was unlawful
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Disapplies some portions of Human Rights Act 1998
- Rishi Sunak said he would withdraw UK from European Convention on Human Rights if there were further challenges to Rwanda