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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kevin Rawlinson

‘Scandalous’ if UK watchdog role left empty when Rwanda plan starts, says inspector

A plane scheduled to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda waits on an MoD runway in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in June 2022
A plane scheduled to take asylum seekers to Rwanda waits on an MoD runway in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in June 2022. The flight did not leave as planned. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The UK’s chief inspector of borders and immigration has said it is “scandalous” that his watchdog role could be left vacant while the Rwanda scheme is introduced.

In a break with the treatment of his predecessors, David Neal has been told he will not serve a second term as chief inspector of borders and immigration. The Times reported that a successor was unlikely to be appointed for at least six months, covering the period when the prime minister has said he hopes the first flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off.

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