Ireland planning emergency law to send asylum seekers back to the UK [Video]

Irish premier Simon Harris has asked his justice minister to bring forward emergency legislation to allow Ireland to send asylum seekers back to the UK.

The taoiseach said Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda has caused an uptick in the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic.

In response, a spokesperson for Mr Harris said the Irish PM has asked his justice minister, Helen McEntee, “to bring proposals to cabinet next week to amend existing law regarding the designation of safe ‘third countries’ and allowing the return of inadmissible international protection applicants to the UK”.

Speaking to RTE’s Six One News, Ms McEntee said: “There are many reasons why we have seen an increase in migration toward Ireland.

“I’ll have emergency legislation at cabinet this week to …