Labour will not deport a single asylum seeker to Rwanda, Yvette Cooper confirms
11 months ago

Labour will not deport a single asylum seeker to Rwanda, Yvette Cooper confirms

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said shoplifters had been ‘encouraged’ by changes to how the offence was dealt with And, pressed by Sky News on whether in the “interim” a Labour government could send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Ms Cooper said “no, that is not our plan”. “This is the third new law the Tories have passed on Channel crossings in two years - each one has made the chaos worse and even senior Tory MPs don’t believe this third law will work.” open image in gallery Rishi Sunak has moved to end the parliamentary deadlock over his Rwanda Bill which will pave the way for deportation flights to get off the ground once it becomes law Her comments came as the illegal migration minister confirmed victims of torture and trafficking will be eligible for deportation to Rwanda. Speaking to the BBC’s Mishal Husain, Mr Tomlinson said there would be “a whole range of legal challenges” to the bill, but insisted “we will meet them and the planes will take off”. Ms Husain asked: “If you are a victim of torture, can you still be removed under this?” Mr Tomlinson said: “Rwanda is a safe country, and yes it will be possible to remove those to Rwanda.” open image in gallery Migration Cyprus Lebanon Syria Asked about victims of trafficking, Mr Tomlinson again said Rwanda “is a safe country”, but said furiously that “I’m not going to go through a whole raft of this”.

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UK says 'no further payment' to Rwanda for scrapped migrant deal
3 weeks, 3 days ago

UK says 'no further payment' to Rwanda for scrapped migrant deal

Firstpost  

Rwanda’s government spokesperson Yolande Makolo on Monday said that the UK had requested Rwanda to “quietly forgo” the remaining payment —reportedly £50 million — based on “trust and good faith” according to a report The UK government has said that it will not make any further payments to Rwanda after the cancellation of their migrant deal. According to a BBC …

The government’s borders bill must be tempered with compassion
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The government’s borders bill must be tempered with compassion

The Independent  

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MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Revive Rwanda plan NOW. It's the only way to deter boat gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Revive Rwanda plan NOW. It's the only way to deter boat gangs

Daily Mail  

The heart sinks at the news that a baby has died in the Channel, the latest wholly innocent victim of the wicked people-smuggling industry that now flourishes on so many dangerous routes between the Middle East and Europe, between Africa and Europe and in the narrow seas between the UK and France. MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: 'We have to persuade …

Former PM Sir John Major criticises Tories’ ‘un-British’ Rwanda policy
6 months, 1 week ago

Former PM Sir John Major criticises Tories’ ‘un-British’ Rwanda policy

The Independent  

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German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered
6 months, 3 weeks ago

German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered

Al Jazeera  

German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the UK. A German official has proposed sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the United Kingdom, weeks after the UK discarded its own Rwanda deportation plan. Germany’s Special Representative for Migration Agreements Joachim Stamp said the European Union could utilise existing asylum facilities in …

Germany is not adopting UK-style Rwanda plan, ambassador says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany is not adopting UK-style Rwanda plan, ambassador says

The Independent  

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Germany considering Rwanda deportation scheme using UK facilities
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany considering Rwanda deportation scheme using UK facilities

The Independent  

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After Starmer nixing Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Germany wants UK's facilities to deport immigrants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

After Starmer nixing Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Germany wants UK's facilities to deport immigrants

Firstpost  

Despite the plan’s termination, however, accommodation funded by the UK remains in place in Rwanda, with some facilities reportedly ready to house migrants. Image used for representative purpose/AFP The United Kingdom’s Rwanda deportation plan– the one where the government would pay the African nation to send around 200 immigrants there– was scrapped by the new Labour government under Prime Minister …

Germany wants to send EU migrants to Rwanda and use UK facilities
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany wants to send EU migrants to Rwanda and use UK facilities

Daily Mail  

Germany wants the EU to send migrants to Rwanda and use facilities originally set up to take those arriving in the UK by boat before Labour scrapped the plan. Germany's special representative for migration agreements, said the EU could utilize existing asylum facilities in Rwanda, which were initially intended for arrivals from Britain. One of Sir Keir Starmer 's first …

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

China Daily  

A migrant arrives at the arrival centre for asylum seekers in Reinickendorf district, Berlin, Germany, Oct 6, 2023. BERLIN - Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures to restrict refugees arriving in the bloc. The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling …

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

China Daily  

A migrant arrives at the arrival centre for asylum seekers in Reinickendorf district, Berlin, Germany, Oct 6, 2023. BERLIN - Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures to restrict refugees arriving in the bloc. The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling …

After ‘stop the boats’, a humane and competent immigration system would be welcome
7 months, 1 week ago

After ‘stop the boats’, a humane and competent immigration system would be welcome

The Independent  

One of the many paradoxes of Britain leaving the European Union is that, far from taking back control of our borders, the Conservative government gave up trying to run a humane and competent system. But the debate about what a “reasonable number” might be has been swept aside by the arrival of undocumented asylum seekers by small boats across the …

STEPHEN GLOVER: It's already clear which issue is most likely to bring down Starmer's government in the end
7 months, 2 weeks ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: It's already clear which issue is most likely to bring down Starmer's government in the end

Daily Mail  

What will be the issue that turns voters against this Government and eventually brings it down? The overall number of illegal immigrants coming across the Channel since Sir Keir Starmer stepped into No 10 is expected to reach 5,000 this week If one examines the problem rationally, it could be argued that it's odd that politicians and the media concentrate …

Rwanda scheme charter flight used to deport migrants to Vietnam and Timor-Leste
8 months ago

Rwanda scheme charter flight used to deport migrants to Vietnam and Timor-Leste

The Independent  

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Labour is accused of handing 'effective amnesty' to 70,000 migrants
8 months ago

Labour is accused of handing 'effective amnesty' to 70,000 migrants

Daily Mail  

Tens of thousands of illegal migrants will get asylum in the UK after Yvette Cooper scrapped the Rwanda scheme. The Home Secretary said she would allow officials to process the claims of up to 120,000 people who the last government said would never be allowed to settle here. Former home secretary James Cleverly accused Ms Cooper of introducing an 'effective …

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says
8 months, 1 week ago

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The Independent  

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UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister
8 months, 1 week ago

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister

Al Jazeera  

The recently scrapped asylum scheme intended to send people who arrived in Britain without permission to Rwanda. Britain’s previous government had planned to spend 10 billion pounds on a now-scrapped plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, and it has already cost taxpayers 700 million pounds, new Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government scrapped the …

No UK refund for cancelling £270m Rwanda plan, says Kigali
8 months, 2 weeks ago

No UK refund for cancelling £270m Rwanda plan, says Kigali

The Telegraph  

Britain will not get any refund on the £270 million paid to Rwanda for the Conservatives’ asylum scheme, Kigali has said after the new Labour government scrapped the programme. Dr Doris Uwicyeza Picard, of the Rwandan ministry of justice, said the country had upheld its side of the deal to help the British government deal with what was a “UK …

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government says it is aware of the United Kingdom’s intention to terminate its plan to deport asylum-seekers to the East African country. In a statement late Monday, the office of the Rwandan government spokesman said the deal had been initiated by the UK “to address the crisis of irregular migration affecting the UK — a problem …

£290million down the drain? Home Secretary Yvette Cooper brands Rwanda migrant deportation scheme a 'complete con' and suggests Labour will try to claw back cash after scrapping project before it begi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

£290million down the drain? Home Secretary Yvette Cooper brands Rwanda migrant deportation scheme a 'complete con' and suggests Labour will try to claw back cash after scrapping project before it begi

Daily Mail  

Yvette Cooper branded the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme a 'complete con' today as she hinted Labour would try to recoup some of the £290million spent before it was axed. The new Home Secretary said she planned to audit the programme to send Channel boat arrivals to east Africa, which was axed by Sir Keir Starmer in one of his first …

New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'

Hindustan Times  

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Starmer welcomed the new ministers around the table at 10 Downing St., saying it had been the honour of his life to be asked by King Charles III to form a government “The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before …

Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer says scrapping UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan

Al Jazeera  

Previous Conservative government’s policy was ‘never a deterrent’, new PM says, calling it ‘dead and buried’. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will not continue with the previous Conservative government’s policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, in a move welcomed by rights advocates as long overdue. On July 8, Rwanda said it has taken note of the …

Migrants arriving in UK from across the Channel say a Labour government 'will be very good for us' as they try and leave Calais over fears of win for far-right in France
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants arriving in UK from across the Channel say a Labour government 'will be very good for us' as they try and leave Calais over fears of win for far-right in France

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants recently arrived in Britain have said a Labour government 'will be very good for us' after leaving France over fears of a win for the far-right. The Mail first interviewed Sudanese national Omer, 23, in a Calais camp a week ago and he is now living at a Home Office hotel in the port city of Hull, east …

Detained migrants earmarked for Rwanda released as officials prepare to axe scheme
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Detained migrants earmarked for Rwanda released as officials prepare to axe scheme

The Telegraph  

Migrants detained ahead of deportation to Rwanda have been released as Home Office civil servants stand ready to axe the scheme if Labour wins the election. Three charities and a leading legal firm, representing some 200 detained migrants, told The Telegraph all of those they were supporting had been freed after applying to the courts for bail. It was part …

Extremist political parties could become more popular if Labour scrap Rwanda scheme as part of a 'soft touch' immigration approach, James Cleverly warns
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Extremist political parties could become more popular if Labour scrap Rwanda scheme as part of a 'soft touch' immigration approach, James Cleverly warns

Daily Mail  

A soft approach on immigration by Labour could trigger the rise of 'extremist' parties as seen across Europe, James Cleverly warned yesterday. The Home Secretary said that the Labour pledge to scrap the Rwanda deportation scheme would end hopes of putting in place a 'deterrent' to crossing the Channel illegally. The Home Secretary said that the Labour pledge to scrap …

Labour and Nigel Farage accuse Tories of Rwanda ‘con’ over new voluntary flight
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour and Nigel Farage accuse Tories of Rwanda ‘con’ over new voluntary flight

The Independent  

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‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flight speaks after release
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flight speaks after release

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mohammad was one of more than 100 asylum seekers rounded up by the Home …

Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case

Al Jazeera  

UN lawyers say British refugee deportation plan could see Rwanda send them elsewhere, exposing them to further dangers. Rwanda has accused the United Nations refugee agency of lying after the body told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on to states where they risked torture or death. Lawyers representing …

New date set for first Rwanda deportation flights, court documents reveal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New date set for first Rwanda deportation flights, court documents reveal

The Independent  

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Gloom for Sunak as he admits Rwanda flights won’t take off – and five more Tories quit
10 months ago

Gloom for Sunak as he admits Rwanda flights won’t take off – and five more Tories quit

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak admits no Rwanda deportation flights will take off before election
10 months ago

Rishi Sunak admits no Rwanda deportation flights will take off before election

The Independent  

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Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin
10 months ago

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin

Al Jazeera  

A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country. No deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before a July 4 snap election, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said, meaning a Labour Party victory could stop the controversial Conservative Party scheme from ever leaving the …

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Fewer than 10 migrants’ on first Rwanda flight

The Telegraph  

Home Office officials fear the number of migrants deported on the first Rwanda flight could be in single figures because of legal challenges. A source close to the planning of the flights said: “We will do well to get to double figures on the first flight because of the attrition rate due to legal challenges.” Migrants can bring legal claims …

Rwanda flights could come as soon as June as Starmer slams Tory ‘gimmicks’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda flights could come as soon as June as Starmer slams Tory ‘gimmicks’

The Independent  

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First Rwanda flight could leave on June 24
10 months, 2 weeks ago

First Rwanda flight could leave on June 24

The Telegraph  

The first Rwanda deportation flight could take off as soon as June 24, court documents reveal. The Government had originally suggested flights would start between July 1 and 15, as first reported by The Telegraph, but it has now advised a High Court judge that the “earliest possible date” will be the week beginning June 24. The disclosure by the …

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Charity launches legal action against Rwanda plan

The Telegraph  

An asylum charity has launched the first blanket legal action against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan to deport migrants. Asylum Aid – which was party to the legal challenge that blocked the first flight to Rwanda two years ago – has begun proceedings against the Home Office over what it claims is an “unlawful” policy to send migrants to Rwanda. It …

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The UK Home Office has lost contact with more than half the people it wants to deport to Rwanda but has vowed to find them. pic.twitter.com/2WWNhQVC1l — Home Office May 1, 2024 Last month, Parliament approved a controversial law – known as the Safety of Rwanda Bill – that allows for asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain to be …

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — An unsuccessful asylum-seeker in the U.K. has voluntarily arrived in Rwanda, an official said, as the British government rounded up the first group of migrants it expects to fly to Kigali this summer. The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally, …

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme
10 months, 4 weeks ago

First asylum seeker flown to Rwanda under voluntary relocation scheme

The Independent  

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Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report

Hindustan Times  

Britain has sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, The Sun Newspaper reported on Tuesday, saying the unnamed migrant was flown out of the country on Monday. As part of the voluntary scheme the government has said it would pay asylum seekers up to 3,000 pounds each to move to Rwanda. As part of the voluntary …

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda
10 months, 4 weeks ago

UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda

Al Jazeera  

Government expects to deport 5,700 migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda this year, but rights groups ready to mount new legal challenge. British authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take off as early as July. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who …

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year
10 months, 4 weeks ago

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year

The Hindu  

The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the controversial plan. Rwanda has "in principle" agreed to accept 5,700 migrants already in the UK, the interior ministry revealed late Monday. Migrants who arrived in the UK between January 2022 and June last year are liable …

Thousands of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda are ‘missing’
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of migrants bound for deportation to Rwanda are ‘missing’

The Telegraph  

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to the Home Office and can be located for detention”, the impact assessment says. The document, updated on the Home Office’s website on Monday, also acknowledges …

First failed asylum seeker removed to Rwanda
10 months, 4 weeks ago

First failed asylum seeker removed to Rwanda

The Telegraph  

Britain has removed the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme drawn up by the Government to help clear the backlog of migrants stuck in Britain. The deal, which is separate to the enforced deportation scheme, is aimed at removing migrants whose claims have been rejected and cannot remain in the UK but are unable to return …

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to
11 months ago

DOMINIC LAWSON: As Rwanda plan sees migrants leaving UK for Ireland... Oh, the irony of Dublin now ruing the open border it and the EU both insisted on after Brexit. You'd need a heart of stone not to

Daily Mail  

For connoisseurs of hypocrisy and irony in politics, the past few days have been ones to treasure. Rishi Sunak and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame meet at Downing Street earlier this month This amended form of the original Rwanda scheme is what finally cleared all parliamentary hurdles a week ago. Last week, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin complained …

Sunak claims migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan is working, despite no flights taking off
11 months ago

Sunak claims migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan is working, despite no flights taking off

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has pounced on claims that migrants are heading to …

Rwanda Bill: Meet the migrants who say Rishi Sunak’s asylum plan won’t deter them from crossing the Channel
11 months ago

Rwanda Bill: Meet the migrants who say Rishi Sunak’s asylum plan won’t deter them from crossing the Channel

The Independent  

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Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda
11 months ago

Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda

The Independent  

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Rwanda bill criticised by Irish foreign minister as ‘fearful’ migrants cross border
11 months ago

Rwanda bill criticised by Irish foreign minister as ‘fearful’ migrants cross border

The Independent  

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No 10 hits back at Emmanuel Macron's jibe that the Rwanda scheme is a 'betrayal' of European values
11 months ago

No 10 hits back at Emmanuel Macron's jibe that the Rwanda scheme is a 'betrayal' of European values

Daily Mail  

Downing Street hit back at Emmanuel Macron last night after the French President condemned Rishi Sunak's flagship scheme to deport Channel migrants to Rwanda as a 'betrayal' of European values. Number 10 has dismissed claims by France that Rishi Sunak's Rwanda scheme is a 'betrayal' of European values French president Emmanuel Macron said he did not believe in the model …

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