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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sam Blewett

Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan

PA Wire

Boris Johnson has put the Navy in command of the English Channel, as he defended a multimillion-pound scheme to send some asylum seekers who make the crossing in small boats to Rwanda.

The Prime Minister conceded on Thursday that he expects plans to detain and fly migrants more than 4,000 miles on chartered planes to the East African country to be challenged in the courts.

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