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First migrants to be told they could be sent to Rwanda

Asylum seekers will be told this week they could be sent to Rwanda as part of the Government’s latest deportation policy, the Home Office has confirmed. Migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats are among those who will be notified that they ...

09 May 2022 at 22:55

Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

The Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda for processing may breach the Geneva conventions, a peer has suggested. Former child refugee and Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan unveiled by ...

16 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Patel says Rwanda plan a blueprint to follow despite reports of Home Office row

Priti Patel believes other countries will follow the UK’s Rwanda asylum proposals, amid reports of a civil service backlash over the plan. The Home Secretary said Denmark could be among those to reproduce the UK Government’s “blueprint” ...

16 Apr 2022 at 01:55

Rwanda migrants plan ‘cannot stand up to judgment of God’, says archbishop

The Government’s plans to send migrants to Rwanda cannot stand up to the judgment of God, the head of the Church of England has said. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is set to make a stark intervention on the Government’s ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Sending migrants to Rwanda ‘a cataclysmic waste’ of taxpayers’ money, says SNP

The UK Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is a “cataclysmic waste of taxpayers’ money”, the SNP has said. The party’s home affairs spokesman Stuart McDonald MP described it as an “abhorrent policy” and called on ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Rwanda asylum seekers plan is a ‘cynical distraction’ from partygate – Davey

The Government’s plans to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda have been released as a “cynical distraction” from the partygate scandal, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said. Sir Ed also said he expected the Prime ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Rwanda asylum seeker plans condemned as ‘despicable’ by Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said plans to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda are “despicable”, while Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of being institutionally racist. Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to sign ...

14 Apr 2022 at 11:25

PM strikes back in row with Church of England over Rwanda asylum seeker plan

Boris Johnson has struck back in a row with the Church of England, insisting his policy of sending some asylum seekers 4,000 miles to Rwanda is “morally right”. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have criticised ...

20 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Minister denies UK is ‘outsourcing’ migrant responsibilities to Rwanda

A Government minister has denied that the UK is outsourcing its responsibilities by sending migrants to Rwanda, after religious leaders criticised the move. Greg Hands also echoed Home Secretary Priti Patel’s ...

18 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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SNP: Rwanda plan is ‘dodgy deal with government guilty of human rights abuses’

The SNP has accused the UK Government of “absconding on its responsibility to help those fleeing conflict” with its decision to send refugees for processing to Rwanda. The party’s foreign affairs ...

24 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Deal with Rwanda not comparable with Australia’s offshore policy, says Patel

The migration partnership between Rwanda and the UK is not “comparable” with the type of arrangement Australia has with Nauru and Papua New Guinea, the Home Secretary has said. Speaking during a ...

14 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Johnson defends Rwanda after concerns over ‘dismal’ human rights record

Boris Johnson has described Rwanda as one of the safest countries in the world and warned critics of the “risk of stereotyping” after concerns were raised about its human rights record. Under ...

14 Apr 2022 at 14:25

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