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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashley Cowburn

Rwandan asylum seeker plan ‘immoral and impractical’, former Tory cabinet minister says

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Boris Johnson’s multi-million pound deal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda while their claims are processed has been condemned as “immoral”, “impractical”, and will involve “astronomic” costs.

The remarks from Andrew Mitchell — a Tory MP and former cabinet minister— came after the prime minister unveiled the plan, which could see thousands of people flown over 4,000 miles to the African country.

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