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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

The Independent UK

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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

Daily Mirror

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 Guardian - 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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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 Independent UK

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.

The National (Scotland)

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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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The National (Scotland)

UK Government already paid £120m for 'abhorrent' Rwanda scheme

THE UK Government has already paid Rwanda £120 million to take migrants despite the deal being grounded by legal challenges.

Daily Record

Rwanda paid £120mil by UK Government to take migrants despite deal stalling

Ongoing court cases have raised the prospect that another flight may not be attempted again until the winter

The Independent UK

UK has already paid £120m for stalled Rwanda deal

Officials for the east African nation’s government confirmed it has received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed in April.

The Independent UK

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

The Home Office’s response to the migrant crisis has been the focus of a series of critical reports.

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The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘deflecting failures’ as thousands of asylum seekers still trapped in hotels

Number of people seeking refuge in hotel accommodation trebled in year Home Office pledged to reduce numbers, data shows

The Conversation

Debunking the myth of the 'evil people smuggler'

In 2022, the number of forcibly displaced people surpassed 100 million worldwide. Nearly 1.5 million refugees will need resettlement in 2022, but less than one per cent of refugees will be resettled.

Evening Standard

In the wild: a close encounter with mountain gorillas and lions in Rwanda

Radhika Aligh has the experience of a lifetime in the land of a thousand hills

The Independent UK

Afghan refugees who fled Taliban and Ukraine war fear UK deportation to Rwanda

Exclusive: Having fled persecution in their home country, Afghan refugees plead with British ministers to show them the same mercy given to Ukrainians

The National (Scotland)

UK Government slammed over ignoring accusations that Rwanda sent refugees into combat

THE Scottish Greens have slammed the Tory Government for ignoring accusations that Rwanda had recruited refugees to fight in combat before…

The Independent UK

Rwanda policy High Court challenge to be heard in September

Lord Justice Lewis said there will be two hearings, with the first starting on September 5.

Evening Standard

High Court challenge to Home Secretary Priti Patel’s Rwanda deportation policy set for September

Home Secretary Priti Patel has won the latest round in the battle over her controversial Rwanda deportation policy as judges refused to accept any more delays before hearing the case.

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