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Government's Rwanda plan may 'breach Geneva conventions on refugees'

Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan

Wales Online

Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

Former child refugee Alf Dubs said the plans would face opposition in the Lords.

The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick among first MPs to take in a Ukrainian refugee family under government scheme

The former cabinet minister has welcomed a mother and her two children into his family home - but has blasted the bureaucracy involved in the government scheme to help those fleeing Ukraine

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Robert Jenrick becomes first MP to open home and host Ukrainian refugees

Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick has become the first MP to bring in a Ukrainian family under a new government scheme which he blasted for having too much bureaucracy

Daily Mirror

Patel says Rwanda plan a blueprint to follow despite reports of Home Office row

The Cabinet minister is said to have been forced to overrule civil service concerns about the asylum proposal.

The Independent UK

UN refugee agency condemns Boris Johnson’s Rwanda asylum plan

Gillian Triggs, assistant high commissioner at UNHCR, says plan is ‘symbolic gesture’ that will prove unworkable

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick becomes among first MPs to welcome Ukrainian family into home under new scheme

Robert Jenrick has become among the first MPs to take a Ukrainian family into his home.

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'Buy British boats for new Border Force fleet to tackle Channel migrant crossings'

The updated National Shipbuilding Strategy outlined plans for 11 new “seagoing and coastal patrol vessels” - but insiders fear they may be bought from abroad

Daily Mirror

Labour blasts Home Office as latest passport 'chaos' derails Easter plans

Labour tonight criticises Home Office ministers over passport “chaos” which has scuppered some families’ Easter holidays. Travel plans have had to be scrapped because of a backlog in applications fuelled by a race to renew documents after coronavir

Daily Mirror

‘Why have we been forgotten?’ Afghan refugees housed in UK hotel hit out at ‘rat-infested’ dining areas

Exclusive: Eight months after arriving in the UK, Afghan refugees stuck in UK hotels are frustrated with sub-par hotel food, poor communication from the UK Home Office, and feel overshadowed by the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Navy criticised for using vessels ‘too big’ for job of rescuing Channel migrants

Patrol vessels have been posted in the Channel to oversee operations.

The Independent UK

Top Home Office civil servant raised objections over Rwanda asylum policy

Senior Tories David Davis and Andrew Mitchell also raise concerns over scheme

The Independent UK

Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister

Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’

The Guardian - 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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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: A timeline of their royal journey

Everything that happened from the moment Harry and Meghan met until they decided to step down from their royal duties, and beyond

Daily Record

Asylum seekers housed in Perth hotel to be moved following recent takeover

The Station Hotel supplied essential support to people “running from conflict and war” but will now be relocated due to extensive pre-bookings and refurbishments

Daily Mirror

Tory minister confronted over his OWN government's Rwanda warnings in car crash interview

Home Office minister Tom Pursglove complained there were 'appalling stereotypes' about Rwanda - so Sky News immediately read out his own government's travel advice

Glasgow Live

Glasgow asylum seekers moved to hotels during pandemic faced soaring rates of self-harm and depression

People seeking asylum in Glasgow during the pandemic were removed from their homes and taken to hotels without any notice, not given any cash or provided with appropriate support, a report has found.

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson wants first asylum seekers flown to Rwanda 'in six weeks'

The Prime Minister is aiming to have the first asylum seekers, who are deemed to have arrived in the UK illegally, flown out to Rwanda in around six weeks in a bid to curb Channel crossings

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson wants first ‘illegal’ migrants flown to Rwanda in six weeks

The Government is braced for its widely criticised plans to be challenged in the courts.

Daily Mirror

PM's 'cruel' plan to take asylum seekers to Rwanda branded 'inhumane and unlawful'

Boris Johnson claimed the £120m initial deal with Rwanda would stop vile people traffickers 'turning the Channel into a watery graveyard', but admitted the plan could be held up by court fights

Daily Mirror

'Nasty' Rwanda asylum seeker scheme exposed - what it will cost and why it will fail

The UK has signed a five-year deal effective immediately for Rwanda to take Britain’s unwanted asylum seekers. Anyone the Home Office deems 'inadmissible' to claim asylum in the UK can be taken to Rwanda

The Independent UK

UK condemned Rwanda for human rights abuses months before signing deal to send asylum seekers there

‘Ludicrous’ to think people seeking sanctuary in UK can build lives in east African nation, say experts

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum seekers to be housed in no-frills hostel in Rwandan capital

People fleeing persecution to be taken to stripped-back Hope guest house in Kigali, which has only 50 rooms

Liverpool Echo

Woman 'humiliated and scarred' after sex attacker bit her on the breast

He sexually assaulted three victims in Liverpool city centre in just four days

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