UK says Rwanda flights to start in weeks; critics slam plan The British government says it plans to start putting asylum-seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda within weeks The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
Rwanda plans 'inhumane' amid claims it's cheaper to put asylum seekers in Ritz for a YEAR than send them 4,000 miles to Africa Critics have lambasted the plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda Manchester Evening News · Apr 15, 2022
Right-wing French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen welcomes Boris Johnson’s Rwanda migrant plan Ms Le Pen, known for her radical anti-immigrant agenda, said there would be cheaper methods of processing migrants Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2022
Tories could lose 800 seats in local elections 2022, controversial poll declares The model claimed the Tories would lose more than a third of the seats that are up for grabs on May 5 - putting Keir Starmer on course to run a minority government. Other pollsters poured scorn on the findings Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022
First Thing: Russia’s Black Sea flagship sinks Kremlin says it will reinforce borders including nuclear weapons if Sweden and Finland join Nato. Plus, Islamic State ‘Beatles’ member convicted The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022
Minister defends move to deploy Royal Navy for English Channel migrant boat patrols Migration minister Tom Pursglove said the service had been brought in to prevent small boats containing migrants from landing on Britain’s beaches Wales Online · Apr 15, 2022
What WalesOnline readers had to say about a Tory MP's claims teachers and nurses broke lockdown laws He made the comments while defending Boris' lockdown birthday gathering Wales Online · Apr 15, 2022
Good, bad and the ugly: how Boris Johnson’s future may play out The prime minister’s Lazarus-like ability to survive scandals faces its sternest test yet The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022
What is Rwanda’s record on human rights? Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation have sparked fresh concern over alleged human rights abuses The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
No sleep, little care, no medication: my 80-hour A&E ordeal Over four days and three nights, I saw the catastrophic predicament that the NHS finds itself in, says journalist Fay Schopen The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022
Rwanda migrants - latest: Boris Johnson’s plan ‘immoral and impractical’, former Tory cabinet minister says Senior Tory says plan is ‘unworkable’ and will involve ‘astronomical costs’ The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
Rwanda migrants - latest: Asylum seeker plan will save UK money, minister insists despite £30K cost per person Senior Tory says plan is ‘unworkable’ and will involve ‘astronomical costs’ The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
Why Boris Johnson needs to intervene on Chinese ownership of Newport Wafer Fab The Newport-based chip maker can become a key player in the role of fast-charging electric vehicle charging points Birmingham Post · Apr 15, 2022
Tory minister confronted over his OWN government's Rwanda warnings in car crash interview Home Office minister Tom Pursglove complained there were 'appalling stereotypes' about Rwanda - so Sky News immediately read out his own government's travel advice Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022 Boris Johnson wants first asylum seekers flown to Rwanda 'in six weeks' The Prime Minister is aiming to have the first asylum seekers, who are deemed to have arrived in the UK illegally, flown out to Rwanda in around six weeks in a bid to curb Channel crossings
Daily Record · Apr 15, 2022 Refugee policy a new low for Tories A pressing issue is addressing the situation of people crossing the English Channel in boats, often in perilous conditions.
Chicago Tribune · Apr 15, 2022 In Chicago, British foreign minister says Putin made ‘strategic error’ in thinking Ukraine invasion would fracture Western democratic alliances CHICAGO — Russian President Vladimir Putin committed a major “strategic error” in believing his invasion of Ukraine would fragment Western democracies, the British foreign minister for Europe and North America said in Chicago this week.
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022 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.
Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022 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 · Apr 14, 2022 '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
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022 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 Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022 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
Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022 '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 · Apr 14, 2022 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
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022 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