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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal and Mark Brown

Home Office staff threaten mutiny over ‘shameful’ Rwanda asylum deal

Priti Patel and Rwanda’s foreign minister, Vincent Biruta, shake hands after signing the agreement.
Priti Patel and Rwanda’s foreign minister, Vincent Biruta, shake hands after signing the agreement. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images

Home Office staff have threatened to strike and drawn comparisons to working for the Third Reich over Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, it has emerged.

Comments on an internal online noticeboard include calls for industrial action to stop the policy and concern from a staff member of 20 years who feels “deep shame” and is considering their position.

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