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Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at Government plan to send migrants to Rwanda

The measures have faced a fierce backlash from opposition parties

Nottingham Post

Home Office quietly publishes top official's Rwanda refugees warning to Priti Patel

Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a rare 'ministerial direction' for the Rwanda plan to go ahead after official Matthew Rycroft said he couldn't get 'sufficient evidence' it will deter Channel crossings

Daily Mirror

Archbishop of Canterbury blasts Boris Johnson's 'ungodly' Rwanda refugees plan

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has staged a major intervention over Boris Johnson's plan to remove desperate refugees - saying 'sub-contracting out our responsibilities is the opposite of the nature of God'

Daily Mirror

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Rwanda migrants plan 'cannot stand up to judgment of God' - Archbishop of Canterbury

The Government's measures have received widespread criticism

Wales Online

Rwanda migrants plan ‘cannot stand up to judgment of God’, says archbishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury is set to condemn the Government’s plans in his Easter Sunday sermon.

The Independent UK

Sending migrants to Rwanda ‘a cataclysmic waste’ of taxpayers’ money, says SNP

Home affairs spokesman Stuart McDonald called on Westminster to drop the plan.

The Independent UK

Rwanda plan is ‘against the judgment of God’, says archbishop of Canterbury

Leader of the Church of England attacks asylum scheme as charities stress that children could be among those shipped to Africa

The Guardian - UK

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UK’s Rwanda plan might not deter migrants, top official says

The United Kingdom government’s push to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda may not deter enough migrants to make the effort cost effective, the Home Office official charged with assessing the plan said Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Priti Patel could spark Home Office exodus following controversial immigrant deal

The UN refugee agency deemed the deal as ‘unworkable’ and did not uphold the UK’s legal responsibilities

Evening Standard

UK immigration policy ‘about saving this Government’s skin’, says charity

Priti Patel unveiled the Government’s new direction over immigration this week.

The Independent UK

Nottinghamshire's Robert Jenrick becomes first MP to open home to Ukrainian refugees

The Homes for Ukraine scheme has been criticised for being slow

Nottingham Post

Ex-officer vows to bring private prosecution over shooting of Pc Yvonne Fletcher

Friends and colleagues of Yvonne Fletcher gathered at her memorial stone in central London to mark the 38th anniversary of her death.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel could face Home Office mutiny over Rwanda asylum plan

Unions say civil servants could stage mass walkouts after home secretary overruled their concerns

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s ‘unworkable’ Rwanda plan ‘may breach Geneva convention on refugees’

Former child refugee Alf Dubs said the plans would face opposition in the Lords.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Will the Queen get to meet Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet despite Duke’s security fears?

The Sussexes have not yet brought their 10-month-old daughter to meet the monarch

Wales Online

Government's Rwanda plan may 'breach Geneva conventions on refugees'

Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan

The Independent UK

Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

Former child refugee Alf Dubs said the plans would face opposition in the Lords.

Chronicle Live

Robert Jenrick among first MPs to take in a Ukrainian refugee family under government scheme

The former cabinet minister has welcomed a mother and her two children into his family home - but has blasted the bureaucracy involved in the government scheme to help those fleeing Ukraine

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Daily Mirror

Robert Jenrick becomes first MP to open home and host Ukrainian refugees

Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick has become the first MP to bring in a Ukrainian family under a new government scheme which he blasted for having too much bureaucracy

The Independent UK

Patel says Rwanda plan a blueprint to follow despite reports of Home Office row

The Cabinet minister is said to have been forced to overrule civil service concerns about the asylum proposal.

The Guardian - UK

UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan

Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick becomes among first MPs to welcome Ukrainian family into home under new scheme

Robert Jenrick has become among the first MPs to take a Ukrainian family into his home.

Daily Mirror

'Buy British boats for new Border Force fleet to tackle Channel migrant crossings'

The updated National Shipbuilding Strategy outlined plans for 11 new “seagoing and coastal patrol vessels” - but insiders fear they may be bought from abroad

Daily Mirror

Labour blasts Home Office as latest passport 'chaos' derails Easter plans

Labour tonight criticises Home Office ministers over passport “chaos” which has scuppered some families’ Easter holidays. Travel plans have had to be scrapped because of a backlog in applications fuelled by a race to renew documents after coronavir

The Independent UK

‘Why have we been forgotten?’ Afghan refugees housed in UK hotel hit out at ‘rat-infested’ dining areas

Exclusive: Eight months after arriving in the UK, Afghan refugees stuck in UK hotels are frustrated with sub-par hotel food, poor communication from the UK Home Office, and feel overshadowed by the Ukraine war

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