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UK signs new asylum treaty with Rwanda
There’s no credible reason to question Rwanda’s record, according to the Home Secretary James Cleverly, who’s been in Kigali signing a new treaty he hopes will get the Government’s asylum seeker policy back on track.
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Rishi Sunak has denied ‘tinkering’ with Rwanda plan amid scathing criticism by Suella Braverman
Rishi Sunak has denied ‘tinkering’ with the Government’s plans to remove illegal migrants to Rwanda – amid scathing criticism by his sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
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FactCheck: what was the Rwanda asylum policy and why did the Supreme Court rule it unlawful?
The government wants to pass “emergency legislation”.
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Sunak’s emergency legislation on Rwanda ‘is a complete red herring,’ says shadow Science and Technology Secretary
We were joined by the shadow Science and Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle.
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Home officer minister believes flights to Rwanda will take off in spring
Laura Farris has just been made a home office minister in the reshuffle. Cathy spoke to her and asked what the Prime Minister meant when he said he was prepared to do what’s necessary to get flights off the ground.
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Sunak pledges emergency legislation after Rwanda policy blocked by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that Rwanda is not a safe country to deport asylum seekers – so Rishi Sunak has pledged emergency legislation to declare that it is.
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Labour would scrap ‘unworkable’ Tory Rwanda plan to fund National Crime Agency, says shadow immigration minister
We spoke to shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock, who has accused the government of not getting a grip on its immigration policy.
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Mandela’s daughter and granddaughter criticise British government’s controversial Rwanda plan
It’s designed to educate people about diversity, humanity and equality: the key principles which Nelson Mandela campaigned for all his life. Ten years in the making – a new memorial to the anti apartheid icon is under construction in Liverpool.
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UK Rwanda ruling: ‘You do the appeal, you don’t shout at the judges’, says former solicitor general
We spoke to the conservative peer Lord Garnier who was solicitor general – a top government lawyer – under David Cameron.
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Ministers could spend £169,000 on every asylum seeker forcibly removed to Rwanda
Ministers have admitted that their new illegal migration policy will have to deter nearly four in 10 small boat crossings before it saves money for the taxpayer.
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Gary Lineker stands by his criticism of the government’s Rwanda asylum policy
Just two months after he was made to step back from presenting Match of the Day for using his social media platforms to express support for migrants and refugees, former England football captain Gary Lineker has been given a human rights award in Italy.
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Britain’s asylum plan ‘unlawful’ and Rwanda ‘unsafe’, lawyers tell court of appeal
The Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful because the country isn’t safe, the Court of Appeal has been told.
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Will UK government amend Rwanda bill?
The prime minister isn’t only having to decide on Dominic Raab’s future.
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Government making ‘steady progress’ on deporting migrants to Rwanda, Home Secretary says
The Home Secretary has insisted the Government is making “steady progress” on deporting migrants to Rwanda if they arrive in the UK illegally – although she couldn’t give any details on when the first deportation flights might begin.
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‘Nothing wrong with human rights in Rwanda,’ says Rwandan government spokesperson
We spoke to Yolande Makolo, a spokesperson for the Rwandan government, and began by asking her why authorities in the country released Paul Rusesabagina if they believed him to be a dangerous terrorist.