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Tory Rwanda deportation plan sparks huge backlash
NGOs, faith groups and MPs baffled by PM's ‘fly Channel refugees to East Africa’ deal
Royal Navy HMS Blazer tows two small boats as it arrives in Dover, Kent, following a number of small boat incidents in the Channel
A TORY minister has insisted that asylum-seekers will be able to enjoy “fully prosperous” lives in Rwanda despite major concerns about the country’s human rights record.
The government’s multimillion-pound deal with the east African nation comes just 10 months after ministers hit out at its government over failures to investigate human rights violations.
The new plan, announced on Thursday, would see some asylum-seekers, who cross the Channel to Britain in small boats, sent more than 4,000 miles away to have their asylum claims processed.
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