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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

‘Awful’ Rwanda plan condemned by peer and former child refugee who says it’s ‘unlikely’ to happen

‘As soon as they try and remove one person, I’m sure there’ll be a legal challenge, and I’m not sure the government will win,’ says Lord Alf Dubs

The Independent UK

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

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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.

The Independent UK

Peers will fight UK government’s ‘awful’ Rwanda plans, says Lord Dubs

Exclusive: Alf Dubs, former child refugee, says sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is effectively ‘state-sponsored trafficking’

The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

Priti Patel believes Rwanda migrants deal could be model for other countries

She thinks the move could now prompt Denmark to strike a deal with Rwanda after years of negotiations.

The Independent UK

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UK’s Rwanda asylum plan breaches international law, says UN refugee agency

The UNHCR ‘strongly condemns’ policy of sending migrants who arrive in Britain unlawfully more than 4,000 miles to Africa

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield’s disillusioned residents say it is time for political change

Ahmad Khan’s conviction, Partygate and recent Conservative policies have swayed constituents to the left

The Guardian - UK

'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

UK’s Rwanda asylum plan policy against international law, says UN

The UNHCR said it ‘strongly condemns’ the plan to send migrants who arrive in Britain unlawfully, to Africa.

The Independent UK

UN, rights groups alarmed over British refugee deal with Rwanda

The UNHCR and human rights groups have voiced their opposition to a deal signed bewteen London and Kigali that would see thousands of illegal migrants in the UK resettled in Rwanda, or returned to their country of origin.

Radio France Internationale

Top Home Office civil servant raised objections over Rwanda asylum policy

Senior Tories David Davis and Andrew Mitchell also raise concerns over scheme

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Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon questions Douglas Ross’ ability to ‘stand up’ to Boris Johnson

Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the controversial deal with the African country on Thursday, claiming the asylum system was collapsing.

The Guardian - UK

Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister

Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

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The Independent UK

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

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

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

'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 Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

Man who saved 1,200 people during Rwanda genocide wrongly convicted of terrorism

Paul Rusesabagina is serving 25 years for 'terrorism offences', with his family saying he was kidnapped while on a flight from Dubai to Burundi and given an unfair trial

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