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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 Mirror · 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.

Daily Record · Apr 15, 2022

What the papers say – April 15

Good Friday’s front pages report on Boris Johnson’s controversial scheme to ‘process’ Channel migrants offshore.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Hundreds cross English Channel as PM announces Rwanda migration plan

Border Force and the RNLI brought women, children and men ashore in Dover.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Deal with Rwanda not comparable with Australia’s offshore policy, says Patel

The Government announced a new immigration policy that will see asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats sent to Rwanda for processing.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Channel asylum seekers to be forced onto one-way Rwanda flight under 'evil' Priti Patel plan

People deemed 'inadmissible' for an asylum claim will be put in a hostel in Rwanda and told to make an asylum claim there, which takes three months on average.

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Govenment plan to ship asylum seekers to Rwanda condemned as 'utterly inhumane' by North East groups

The government claims the scheme will make the system 'fairer' and tackle dangerous channel crossings

Chronicle Live · Apr 14, 2022

Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan

The Prime Minister accepted the plans to fly some asylum seekers more than 4,000 miles to East Africa will face legal challenges.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

UK asylum seekers sent to Rwanda? That takes punishment of fellow humans to a new level

The government wants to pay large sums of your money to a system already proven to be cruel and ineffective, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Rwanda asylum seeker scheme may face court fight as Boris Johnson sends Navy into Channel

Boris Johnson unveiled a controversial scheme to fly people deemed to have arrived "illegally" in the UK to Rwanda as he was accused of trying to distract from his Partygate woes

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022