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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jenn Selby

Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan

Priti Patel shakes hands with Rwanda's minister of foreign affairs, Vincent Biruta, after signing the agreement
Priti Patel shakes hands with Rwanda's minister of foreign affairs, Vincent Biruta, after signing the agreement. Photograph: Muhizi Olivier/AP

Priti Patel could face a Home Office mutiny over plans to process migrants 5,000 miles away in Rwanda after overruling officials to push through the scheme.

The home secretary issued a rare ministerial direction to overrule concerns of civil servants about whether the scheme would deliver value for money.

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