Campaigners are to stage a protest in the centre of Bristol this Saturday (April 23) calling for the Government to drop controversial plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Organisers are calling for people to gather at The Centre by the fountains from noon on Saturday to protest against the Nationality and Borders Bill and the plan to fly some of the people who cross the English Channel by boat to Rwanda.
The protest is the latest in a series held by the Bristol Defend Asylum Seekers Campaign. Its spokesperson Jo Benefield said there already was a growing backlash against the Government's proposals.
"The Nationality and Borders Bill returns to the Commons this week and in spite of opposition from MPs of other parties and the House of Lords, it will almost certainly become law due to the Conservative Government majority," she said. "Our four local MPs have publicly stated their opposition to this proposed legislation as have our Bristol City Council."
