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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn Political correspondent

UK ministers planning on ‘trafficking’ people to Rwanda, says bishop

Rose Hudson-Wilkin speaking during a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Rose Hudson-Wilkin: ‘Don’t just pick [refugees] up and join in with those who are trafficking by then trafficking them to Rwanda.’ Photograph: Reuters

A senior Church of England bishop has accused the British government of planning to engage in “trafficking” of people to Rwanda, as part of its efforts to stop people smugglers.

The bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who was the first black woman to serve as chaplain to the speaker in the House of Commons, told Sky news on Thursday: “We have to deal with them compassionately, we have to deal with them justly,” when asked about the backlog of asylum seekers’ claims

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