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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Geraldine McKelvie

UK took in asylum seekers fleeing Rwanda as policy driven by 'rank hypocrisy'

Britain took in asylum seekers from Rwanda even as Home Secretary Priti Patel drew up plans to send refugees fleeing other countries there.

Since 2017, 76 Rwandans have sought sanctuary in the UK, and 20 of them were granted some form of leave to remain, including two just last year.

Meanwhile 3,610 Rwandans have sought asylum in European countries in the past five years.

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