UN calls on Rishi Sunak to scrap Rwanda plan
The United Nations Human Rights Committee urged the PM to drop the legislation, but Government sources accused the UN of ‘double standards’ on Rwanda.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee urged the PM to drop the legislation, but Government sources accused the UN of ‘double standards’ on Rwanda.
Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost taxpayers £1.8m per deportee!
The government declared a 'migration emergency' this week after a record day for crossings in 2024.
"This Government's enthusiasm for wasting taxpayers' money knows no bounds."
“The amount money the government have wasted on the Rwanda plan so far is the equivalent of 5.7 million GP appointments"
"It does seem to me... the British public is actually kinder and more concerned than this government. So this government doesn't represent the public anymore", Baroness Jenny Jones said.
"Rwanda is not safe. Rwanda is exactly like Russia."
Here's the full list of the MPs who voted down the crucial Lords amendment.
The Rwanda Bill is set for a parliamentary showdown as Rishi Sunak eyes flights to east Africa this spring.
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