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Calls for Government to ‘reconsider’ Rwanda deal

The Joint Committee on Human Rights wrote to the Home Secretary.

The Independent UK

Rwanda ‘not safe enough’ for asylum deal and Priti Patel must reconsider, parliamentary committee says

MPs and peers raise ‘fundamental concerns’ over compliance with international law

The Independent UK

2 UK leadership contenders face head-to-head TV debate

The two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister are set to face off in a TV debate as they seek to woo members of the Conservative Party who will choose the new leader

The Independent UK

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Diabetes and high blood pressure: why are ‘urban’ diseases affecting refugees?

In camps like Mahama in Rwanda, cases of non-communicable diseases such as stroke and renal failure are growing – and even children are affected

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak lurch right and target China as they gear up for TV debate

The Tory leadership candidates spent the weekend trying to outdo each other by promising hard-line approaches on issues such as immigration and Brexit

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss clash over plans for illegal migration

Supporters of the two candidates for the Tory leadership also traded blows over tax cuts and economic credibility.

The Independent UK

Sky News anchor forced to cut off asylum expert after foul-mouth rant live on air

Host Kimberley Leonard cut off Rwandan journalist Eleneus Akanga for swearing as he hit out at the British Government's Rwanda immigration processing scheme live on air

Irish Mirror

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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss serve up ‘red meat’ policies to tempt Tory members

Analysis: Leadership contestants compete on hardline approach to Rwanda immigration policy in appeal to the right of the party

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss accused of cruelty over Rwanda-style deal promises

Amnesty International leads criticism of immigration plans announced by Tory leadership candidates

The Guardian - UK

Britain's PM hopefuls promise to get tough on illegal migration

Britain's two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government's policy of sending migrants to Rwanda.

Reuters

Tory candidates both vow crackdown on illegal migration

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have pledged fresh measures to tighten British borders.

The Independent UK

Brenda Hale: ‘There’s absolutely no need to scrap the Human Rights Act’

The former supreme court president on the government’s Rwanda plan, her star status among law students and her latest brooch

The Guardian - UK

Sunak pledges to cap refugee numbers while Truss plans to expand Rwanda scheme

THE UK will crack down further on refugees in the coming months regardless of who enters Downing Street, after both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak…

The National (Scotland)

Attorney general Suella Braverman contradicted by own department on legality of Rwanda deportations

Braverman had wanted to ‘eliminate’ protections against torture, using the policy as a pretext

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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss BOTH lurch to right with grim migrant pledges

Rivals Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak vying to be Britain's next Prime Minister showed tonight that whichever way the scandal-hit Tories go, the UK will see further attempts to crack down on illegal migration - including the widely derided Rwanda asylum scheme

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says as PM he would cap number of refugees UK accepts

Tory leadership candidate’s pledge follows favourite Liz Truss’s claim she would extend Rwanda scheme

The Independent UK

Sunak’s hardline immigration plan includes a cap on refugees and floating detention centres for asylum seekers

The former chancellor would withhold aid from poor countries that refused to cooperate

The Independent UK

Rwanda migrant scheme will be extended, says Truss

Liz Truss has said she will extend the controversial Rwanda asylum scheme, in a move to firm up support among Tory party voters.

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The Independent UK

Rwanda cannot stop migrants leaving and attempting fresh journeys to UK

Rwandan officials say being sent to the country is a ‘good option’ and migrants will be supported to stay

The National (Scotland)

Tories spend £120m on Rwanda plan – but country 'can only accept 200 migrants'

RWANDA can only accept a “couple of hundred” migrants despite the Tory government already having spent £120 million on the scheme.

Evening Standard

Rwanda says it can only bring in 200 migrants from UK under controversial deportation scheme

The African nation had originally agreed to take up to 1,000 migrants from the UK

The Independent UK

Week of criticisms and revelations over Home Office’s handling of migrant crisis

Here are this week’s developments.

The Independent UK

Critics paint unfair picture of Africa as a ‘hell-hole’ – Rwandan government

Yolande Makolo said the country’s deal with the UK is a way to give youngsters the chance to build a life and “make it” in the east African nation.

The Independent UK

UK could lose £120m if Rwanda deal ruled unlawful

The east African nation’s government confirmed it has already received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed by Priti Patel in April.

Daily Mirror

UK won't get back £120 million it paid Rwanda if deportation project scrapped

The High Court is currently weighing up whether the controversial plan - unveiled by Priti Patel earlier this year - is legal, with deportations understood to be on hold until at least September

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