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Sorcha Bradley

Ascension island: UK could send small boats arrivals to remote Atlantic territory

UK government weighs up alternatives if Rwanda scheme is ruled unlawful by Supreme Court

Ministers are considering sending asylum seekers to Ascension Island while their claims are processed in a “radical Plan B” should the Rwanda scheme be blocked again or scrapped altogether.

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