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The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

Tens of thousands of asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda, says Johnson

PM insists east African country is safe and scheme will prove ‘very considerable deterrent’

The Guardian - UK

Govenment plan to ship asylum seekers to Rwanda condemned as 'utterly inhumane' by North East groups

The government claims the scheme will make the system 'fairer' and tackle dangerous channel crossings

Chronicle Live

Johnson defends Rwanda after concerns over ‘dismal’ human rights record

Some people who attempt to enter the UK by routes deemed ‘illegal’ by the Government will be sent more than 4,000 miles to the African nation.

The Independent UK

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What is the Rwanda asylum seeker plan and what has been the response?

Charities and MPs have claimed the plans are ‘evil’ and will leave a heavy bill for the taxpayer

Evening Standard

Rwanda's human rights record from genocide to torture - as UK plan to send asylum seekers

The UK government is set to unveil its controversial plans to tackle channel crossings by 'offshoring' migrants to Rwanda. Labour called the plans 'unworkable and unethical'

Daily Mirror

Asylum seekers to be taken to hostel in Rwandan capital

Hope House is currently being used as accommodation for tourists.

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

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UK plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage

Britain's Conservative government has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to the East African country

The Independent UK

'I'm ashamed' What people in Wales had to say about 'inhumane' plans to send asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda

On Thursday morning the Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart appeared on Sky News to discuss the UK Government's intentions

Wales Online

Tory MP's 'car crash' TV interviews over new UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda

Tory MP and Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, was criticised heavily on social media on Thursday after appearing on several breakfast TV shows including Sky News and Good Morning Britain

Daily Mirror

Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan

The Prime Minister accepted the plans to fly some asylum seekers more than 4,000 miles to East Africa will face legal challenges.

The Independent UK

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

Boris Johnson unveils plans for asylum seekers to be taken 4,000 miles away to Rwanda despite backlash

The Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to sign a deal with the East African country on Thursday

Manchester Evening News

Activists urge release of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina

Rights activists and others urged Rwandan authorities to free the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” saying his health is failing after an appeals court upheld his 25-year jail term for terror offenses

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Rwanda asylum seekers plan is a ‘cynical distraction’ from partygate – Davey

The Liberal Democrat leader said the Government’s policy would not stop people smuggling.

Daily Mirror

Rwanda asylum seeker scheme may face court fight as Boris Johnson sends Navy into Channel

Boris Johnson unveiled a controversial scheme to fly people deemed to have arrived "illegally" in the UK to Rwanda as he was accused of trying to distract from his Partygate woes

France 24

UK announces controversial plan to fly migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda

Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson confirms Rwanda migrant plans, saying those arriving by illegal routes will face ‘swift’ removal

Prime minister rejects accusations that plans are ‘draconian and lacking in compassion’

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Top Tory accuses Boris Johnson of unveiling Rwanda plan to distract from Partygate

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood criticised the timing of controversial plans to fly people seeking sanctuary in the UK to Rwanda as Boris Johnson battles to save his political career after his Partygate fine

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon slams 'moral bankruptcy' of Tory Government over plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Scotland's Health Secretary Humza Yousaf accused the UK Government of being "institutionally racist" over the plans.

The Independent UK

Rwanda asylum seeker plans condemned as ‘despicable’ by Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, meanwhile, accused the UK Government of being institutionally racist.

The Guardian - UK

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda sparks fierce criticism

Politicians, charities and rights groups condemn plans as ill-conceived, inhumane and evil

The Guardian - UK

UK plans to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda, says Boris Johnson – as it happened

Opposition parties denounce plan as ‘shameful’ and ‘evil’; home secretary Priti Patel in Kigali today to unveil more details

Daily Record

Tory minister claims Rwanda has 'good human rights record' despite concerns from UK Government

Simon Hart attempted to defend the government's plans to send migrants to processing centres to the East African nation when they arrive on small boats in Britain.

The Independent UK

Government’s refugee minister one week ago said ‘no possibility’ of flying migrants to Rwanda

But Boris Johnson set to rush out policy today in bid to distract from Partygate fines

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