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Peter Stefanovic shames Government boasts of securing 150 judges for Rwanda scheme

Peter Stefanovic has slammed the government over boasts that it has managed to secure 150 judges to help clear the path for deportations to Rwanda to take place.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has said that courtrooms and judges will be primed to deal with appeals now the Rwanda bill becomes law, allowing flights to Kigali to take off.

He also said detention spaces have been increased to 2,200 to process claims quickly, while 200 trained caseworkers were “ready and waiting” to deal with legal cases “quickly and decisively”.

It has been claimed that the 25 courtrooms made available for the scheme and 150 judges will be able to provide over 5,000 sitting days.

But the announcement has been slammed by campaigners, many of whom have pointed to the delays in getting other criminal cases processed in a system that is heavily backlogged.

Here’s what Peter Stefanovic had to say on the matter:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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