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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.

The Independent UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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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

Wales Online

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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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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.

Daily Record

Priti Patel was warned evidence behind Rwanda plan ‘highly uncertain’, as Home Office concerns made public

‘Evidence of a deterrent effect is highly uncertain and cannot be quantified with sufficient certainty,’ Home Office permanent secretary says

The Independent UK

Archbishop criticises Rwanda policy as senior civil servant’s concerns published

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

The Independent UK

Rwanda genocide orphans ‘told to leave hostel to make room for UK asylum seekers’

The reported evictions were dismissed as ‘fake news’ by a Rwandan government spokeswoman

The Independent UK

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

Rwanda civil war orphans left homeless to make way for UK asylum seekers

Orphans of Rwanda’s genocide say they have nowhere to go after being turfed out of a hostel

Wales Online

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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'

Wales Online

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

The Government's measures have received widespread criticism

The Independent UK

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.

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Daily Mirror

UK took in asylum seekers fleeing Rwanda as policy driven by 'rank hypocrisy'

It's been revealed that thousands of Rwandans have sought asylum in European countries in the past five years - though experts believe this could be a fraction of the total number

Daily Mirror

'Priti Patel's Rwanda plan is cruel and doesn't help desperate asylum seekers'

Seeing babies rescued from the sea is something desperate. That’s why, when we talk about refugees, everyone involved needs to be treated with compassion. They are desperate and vulnerable

Daily Mirror

Rwanda genocide orphans to be booted out of home to make way for UK asylum seekers

Orphans of Rwanda’s civil war say they have nowhere to go after being turfed out of a hostel under Priti Patel's cruel Rwanda refugee scheme

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon banned from Russia after being sanctioned by Kremlin

Joining the First Minister on the list is Boris Johnson alongside Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Ben Wallace, Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and Priti Patel.

The Guardian - 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

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