Survivors of the Rwandan genocide who currently live in the hostel that will house asylum seekers sent from the UK under a controversial Home Office plan were dispatched on a day trip to prevent them disrupting the visit of home secretary Priti Patel this month, the Observer has learned.
Patel toured the hostel, known as Hope House, when she was in Kigali to sign the deal with Rwanda. Her visit was carefully managed by both the Rwandan authorities and the Home Office to present the plan in the best possible light.
