RISHI Sunak today welcomed Germany opening the door to a Rwanda-style migration plan.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to “examine” whether asylum seekers could be removed to a third country.
A flight to Rwanda was grounded by the European Court last year
Downing Street today said the move showed our allies understood the importance of international solutions.
The PM’s spokesman said: “It’s a continuation of what we have seen, a number of European countries recognising that the challenge of migration is a global one, particularly one that faces the European continent.”
He added: “We need global solutions to address it, and work with like-mined countries to break the cycle and disrupt the organised gangs.
Mr Scholz agreed to explore proposals for third country asylum processing following pressure to get a grip on illegal immigration.
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He emerged from talks with exasperated regional leaders to pledge: “The Federal Government will examine whether the protection status of refugees can also be determined in transit or third countries in the future, in compliance with the Geneva Convention on Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights.”
Mr Sunak is anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court judgement on whether he can get the first flights to Kigali going.
Even if he gets the green light he still faces likely resistance from meddling Euro judges, who kiboshed a previous attempt last year.
But last night a senior Conservative source said: “Following the UK’s landmark deals with both Albania and Rwanda, it is welcome to see the EU following in our footsteps to stop the boats.
“That is the leadership you get from this government, while Keir Starmer wants to be led by the EU and take us back in.”
German social scientist Gerald Knaus today suggested Britain and European countries could work together to use more safe third countries.
He said: “Perhaps one can work together and make offers to African countries to become truly safe third countries and accept asylum processing that is credible and meets our standards.
“And then save lives and end the deadly irregular migration we’ve seen across the Mediterranean during the last decade.”
Stopping small boats is a priority for Mr Sunak who yesterday insisted he was making progress.
He said it was paramount “it is the democratically elected government of this cou
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