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Boris Johnson wrong to use Brexit to justify ‘morally delinquent’ Rwanda plan, says senior Tory

‘We are better than this – or at least, we used to be’, says David Davis

The Independent UK

Ukrainian workers flee ‘modern slavery’ conditions on UK farms

Charity calls for people who arrived on seasonal work visas and are now undocumented to be offered protection

The Guardian - UK

UK minister overruled official's concerns about plan to send migrants to Rwanda

British interior minister Priti Patel overruled reservations from officials about her plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, documents published by the government on Tuesday showed.

Reuters

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‘Significant risk’ child refugees will be inadvertently shipped to Rwanda under Patel’s deal, charities warn

Fears children wrongly assessed as adults will be deported to East Africa and placed at risk of abuse

The Independent UK

Labour say Tories 'soft on crime' with repeat knife offenders frequently spared jail

Keir Starmer is warning of a “victims’ crisis” with Home Office figures showing more than one in four victims gave up last year before their cases had concluded

Daily Mirror

Starmer says confidence in justice system ‘collapsed’ under Tories

Labour leader’s intervention ahead of local elections comes as PM under pressure for breaking law with lockdown party

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer: crime victims are giving up on justice under Tory rule

Labour leader criticises failing system as quarter of cases in England and Wales dropped for lack of evidence

The Guardian - UK

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Faith in justice system has collapsed under Tories, Labour claims

A quarter of reported crimes are going unpunished due to victims not pursuing charges, new analysis from the party has suggested.

The Independent UK

Briton spends £3,000 on hotel for Ukrainian woman and daughter as they wait weeks for visa

A British man has spent more than £3,000 to help a woman and teenage girl who fled Ukraine and are stuck in an Amsterdam hotel awaiting a UK Visa.

Evening Standard

‘Immoral trade in human beings’: UK slammed for deporting asylum seekers in return for Rwanda refugees

Ministers also criticised for planning to send modern slavery victims to east African country despite condemning its failure to support trafficked people only last year

The Independent UK

Alexander Downer features in UK video promoting Britain’s ‘new plan for immigration’

Former Australian foreign minister says ‘no one will end up being able to reside in the UK if they pay a people smuggler’, in UK Home Office video

The Guardian - AU

Minister denies UK is ‘outsourcing’ migrant responsibilities to Rwanda

Greg Hands echoed the Home Secretary’s challenge for critics of the plan to come up with a better idea to tackle small boat crossings.

The Independent UK

Lone child refugees suffering neglect in UK hotels, charities say

Charities highlight plight of hundreds of asylum-seeking children placed in hotels by Home Office

The Guardian - UK

UK's Rwanda refugee plan is obscene, do not allow this to happen in our name

Brutal plans to off-shore asylum seekers to Rwanda are beyond cruel, writes SNP MP Alison Thewliss.

Daily Record

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Evening Standard

Grant Shapps welcomes Ukrainian family fleeing war to his home

The family will stay in one of his children’s bedrooms while they are away at university

Al Jazeera

Top church cleric criticises UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda goes against God.

Manchester Evening News

Jacob Rees-Mogg defends Rwanda plans after Archbishop says they 'oppose nature of God'

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addressed the controversial immigration plans in his Easter Sunday sermon

The Independent UK

Archbishop has misunderstood aims of Rwanda migrants policy – Rees-Mogg

The Cabinet minister suggested people are ‘supporting organised crime’ in crossing the Channel in small boats.

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Evening Standard

Priti Patel warned about Rwanda plan by top official - day before announcement

Matthew Rycroft warned Ms Patel about the ‘uncertainty’ over ’value for money’

The Guardian - UK

Home Office chief questions whether Rwanda plan will deter asylum seekers

Matthew Rycroft says that without evidence to justify the plan he cannot be sure it provides value for money

Wales Online

Senior civil servant piles on Rwanda refugee scheme after archbishop says policy won't pass God's scrutiny

Home Secretary Priti Patel warned the plans will cost taxpayers and won't be a deterrent either

The Independent UK

Archbishop Justin Welby says Rwanda asylum plan ‘cannot stand God’s judgment’ in damning Easter sermon

Justin Welby used his Easter Sunday sermon to say there are ‘serious ethical questions’ about the scheme.

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel accused of misleading parliament over controversial borders bill

Questions raised over home secretary’s claim that new law would allow ‘safe and legal route’

The Independent UK

Rwanda asylum plan could lead to Home Office staff walking out in protest, union warns

Unions have warned civil servants could request transfers or leave the civil service entirely, if they object to the scheme

Daily Record

UK Government's Rwanda asylum plan a 'cataclysmic waste of taxpayers' money'

The UK Government announced a new policy to send migrants arriving illegally in the UK to Rwanda this week, but it has been met with fierce opposition from all sides.

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