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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal and Nadeem Badshah

UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, onboard the RNLI Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel in March this year.
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, onboard the RNLI Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel in March this year. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

People seeking asylum in the UK will be flown 4,500 miles to Rwanda as part of a government crackdown on unauthorised migrants to be announced by Boris Johnson.

The prime minister is expected to announce a range of measures including putting the navy in charge of Channel operations from Friday and a new reception centre to hold people attempting to enter the UK to aid ending the practice of housing asylum seekers in hotels.

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