PM GETS PUNCHY! 'I'LL TAKE ON ANYONE STANDING IN OUR WAY'

Rishi Sunak vows to end legal 'merry-go-round' blocking flights to Rwanda

- Michael Knowles

DEFIANT Rishi Sunak vows he will "take on" anyone blocking his policy to fly illegal migrants to Rwanda.

The PM said he and the public were losing patience with a "merry go round" of legal obstacles to the plan.

Mr Sunak pledged emergency laws would "finish the job" and end the small boats crisis. In a direct challenge to Sir Keir Starmer and opponents in the Lords, the Prime Minister said the Government will sign a treaty with Rwanda and declare it to be a safe destination for deported migrants.

The Labour Party and some peers have signalled they will attempt to ground flights to the east African nation's capital Kigali.

Mr Sunak declared yesterday: "People just want the problem fixed. That's what I'm here to do and this year we've already got the numbers down by a third.

"We're getting [migrants] out of hotels, saving taxpayers money. People can see that I want to get this thing done but in order to finish the job we need to get Rwanda up and running.

"We can pass these laws in Parliament that will give us the powers and the tools we need. Then we can get the flights off, and whether it's the House of Lords or the Labour Party standing in our way I will take them on because I want to get this thing done and I want to stop the boats."