Rishi Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights to start in 10-12 weeks

LONDON — Seeing the number of asylum seekers crossing the dangerous English Channel on small rubber rafts soar, a succession of British prime ministers have vowed to “stop the boats.”To deter the arrivals, Britain wants to detain the refugees on the beach and quickly send them to Rwanda — a move intended to break the “business model” of the smuggling gangs. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Monday that the first flights to Rwanda will be airborne in “1o to 12 weeks.”He said his government has an airfield on standby, as well as commercial charter flights ready to go. “No…