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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest,Archie Mitchell and Lizzie Dearden

Former British army chief dramatically intervenes in government’s Rwanda policy

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The former head of the British army has attacked the government’s plan to send migrants who arrived on small boats to Rwanda – saying the country is still living under the “shadow of genocide”.

General Sir Richard Dannatt warned of Rwanda’s “dark history” and told The Independent it is not the kind of country to which people fleeing conflicts should be sent.

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