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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 Home ...

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” after it ...

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 immigration ...

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 Westminster to ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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 a deal with the ...

14 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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 challenge for critics of ...

18 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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 press conference in Kigali, Rwanda, ...

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 new plans, some of those who attempt ...

14 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Critics hit out at Government’s Rwanda plans over human rights concerns

Campaigners have said the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda has “no place” in the UK’s asylum system after assessments raised human rights concerns. The Home Office set out more detail on its policy in a series of ...

10 May 2022 at 19:55

PM under fire over ‘attacks’ on lawyers contesting Rwanda migrant plan

The Prime Minister has come under fire for “attacks” on lawyers who are “simply doing their jobs” as the Government faces legal action over plans to send migrants to Rwanda. Boris Johnson claimed “liberal lawyers” will ...

05 May 2022 at 20:55

PM: ‘Liberal lawyers’ will make Rwanda plan difficult but ‘we will get it done’

Boris Johnson has claimed “liberal lawyers” will attempt to put a spanner in the works of his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda but promised “we will get it done”. The Prime Minister’s comments come as Downing ...

04 May 2022 at 17:55

Migrant crossings continue for seventh consecutive day

Young children have been carried to safety by members of the armed forces as migrant crossings continued for the seventh consecutive day. More than 1,000 people arrived in the UK between Friday and Wednesday, ...

14 Jul 2022 at 19:08

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