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Boris Johnson wants first ‘illegal’ migrants flown to Rwanda in six weeks

The Government is braced for its widely criticised plans to be challenged in the courts.

The Independent UK

PM's 'cruel' plan to take asylum seekers to Rwanda branded 'inhumane and unlawful'

Boris Johnson claimed the £120m initial deal with Rwanda would stop vile people traffickers 'turning the Channel into a watery graveyard', but admitted the plan could be held up by court fights

Daily Mirror

'Nasty' Rwanda asylum seeker scheme exposed - what it will cost and why it will fail

The UK has signed a five-year deal effective immediately for Rwanda to take Britain’s unwanted asylum seekers. Anyone the Home Office deems 'inadmissible' to claim asylum in the UK can be taken to Rwanda

Daily Mirror

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160 charities and campaign groups condemn ‘shamefully cruel’ migrant plans

Charities and campaigners urged the Government to ‘instead create humane and effective solutions’ for those seeking refuge in the UK.

The Independent UK

UK Rwanda plan for asylum seekers decried as inhumane, expensive and deadly

Politicians, legal experts and refugee groups condemn Johnson’s plan to ‘offshore’ Channel crossing crisis

The Guardian - UK

'Cynical Tories don't care about Rwanda's terrible human rights record'

Jason Beattie says the decision to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda stinks of a Prime Minister desperate to move the attention away from his lawbreaking partying

Daily Mirror

Dan Stevens shares reason for hilariously brutal swipe at Boris Johnson on The One Show

Actor Dan Stevens left The One hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas speechless over his jab at Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the show

Daily Mirror

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What are the Tories trying to achieve by offshoring asylum seekers?

Analysis: Tories keen to shore up support with tough immigration policy but there are concerns about the detail

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Britain’s Rwanda deal: a cruel, cynical pretence

Editorial: Sending asylum seekers on a one-way journey does nothing to address the global refugee crisis

The Guardian - UK

Johnson the Criminal lays down the law for asylum seekers

Prime minister proffers surreal reasons for sending people fleeing war to human rights paradise of Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

Grieving families will never forgive or forget Boris Johnson’s rule-breaking

Letters: John Robinson shares his sadness, and fury, at not being allowed to visit his wife in hospital while she was dying of Covid. Plus letters from Laura Matthews, Dom Flint, Michael Rosen and Margaret Squires

The Guardian - UK

Dan Stevens explains why he tore into Boris Johnson: ‘It’s rare to see someone speaking their mind on TV’

Actor branded the Prime Minister a ‘criminal’ who ‘really should resign’

The Independent UK

UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite granting protection to dozens fleeing nation in past decade

Expert warns of immediate concern those being sent to African country could face similar threats to those who have fled in recent years

The Independent UK

Rwanda asylum plan: who does it target and is it going to happen?

Plans have surprised many, have few precedents and have been condemned as cruel and unworkable

The Guardian - UK

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Reuters

British lawmaker quits after sexual assault conviction, triggering by-election

A British lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ruling Conservative party who was convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy has resigned as a member of parliament, triggering a by-election that will be a test of Johnson's popularity.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson takes pre-emptive shot at lawyers over Rwanda scheme

Analysis: plan to send unauthorised migrants overseas is likely to be very difficult to defend in courts

Daily Record

Former Tory MP quits Westminster after being found guilty of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy

Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, was this week convicted of attacking a 15-year-old boy at a house in Staffordshire in 2008.

The Independent UK

By-election set to be triggered as MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns after conviction

The former Conservative MP had been resisting calls to quit before backing down on Thursday.

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Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Rwanda migration plans “Human rights calamity”

The UK government’s plans to send refugees to Rwanda have been described as a ‘human rights calamity’ by Amnesty International.

The Independent UK

PM braced for legal bids over forced removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda

Migrants, including asylum seekers who enter through unauthorised methods, will be flown 4,000 miles to East Africa under Government plans.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson asked for Evgeny Lebedev to skip City Hall security in 2015

Exclusive: Johnson made special request for Independent owner and a Russian dignitary to bypass ‘airport-style’ checks

Evening Standard

Talking Point: What do you think of the plan to process asylum seekers in Rwanda?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing at a speech in Kent, which has received widespread criticism from human rights groups and opposition political parties. Mr Johnson acknowledged such concerns in his address, and accepted that the…

The Independent UK

What are the PM’s plans to fly migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?

Here is a look at how much the scheme will cost, who is at risk of being removed and why Boris Johnson says the move is necessary.

Daily Mirror

Where is Rwanda? Why is UK sending asylum seekers there – and is it safe?

The UK is planning to send asylum seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda to be processed. Here's where Rwanda actually is - and whether the country known for human rights abuses is safe for asylum seekers

Daily Record

Stirling Tory MSP calls for Boris Johnson to resign over 'partygate' police fine

After Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak were this week fined for breach Covid lockdown rules, Tory MSP Alexander Stewart has renewed his calls for Mr Johnson to resign.

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