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Refugee data analysis casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s Rwanda claim

Fewer than 200 people would have been sent to Africa last year under PM’s migration policy, data reveals

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

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 · Apr 16, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 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

Family squeezed in two-bed flat with no support after taking in Ukrainian relatives

Families are being denied financial support as their relatives did not come to the UK under government sponsorship and are struggling to make ends meeting due to the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2022

UK visa rule leaving refugees stranded in war-torn Ukraine, say charities

Government urged to scrap visa requirements as Homes for Ukraine applicants express concern at system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

Majority of Britons back no visa rules for Ukraine refugees, poll finds

Exclusive: Public urge Boris Johnson to ditch visa limitations on Ukrainians seeking sanctuary in UK

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Britons want to welcome Ukrainian refugees into their homes. Here’s how the plan can work

The ‘homes for Ukraine’ scheme is ambitious, but refugees will need a lot of support to keep them safe and well once here, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2022

The British people want Ukraine’s refugees treated fairly, not cruelly repelled

The prime minister promised to respond to this terrible crisis. So far his words have rung hollow, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Priti Patel’s immigration bill will ‘all but destroy’ main safe and legal route for refugees, charity warns

Refugee Council says limiting family reunion rights ‘flies in the face’ of commitments to ensuring safe routes

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022