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‘I’m frightened’: the asylum seekers rounded up to be sent to Rwanda

Asylum seekers from Sudan, Eritrea and Afghanistan detained in government’s Operation Vector share their stories

The Guardian - UK

National service at the heart of Tory election focus on security

Tories hope to make voters – particularly Reform supporters – nervous about prospect of major change under a Labour government

The Guardian - UK

Record 10,170 people arrive in UK via small-boat Channel crossings this year

Provisional official figures deal blow to Rishi Sunak’s claim that threat of Rwanda deportation is a deterrent

The Guardian - UK

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Rishi Sunak Rwanda plan in disarray as 'more than 10,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats' this year

The Tories and Labour are making immigration a key issue for the general election

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak has been in last-ditch campaign mode for so long — a General Election is logical

Rishi Sunak’s very first move as Prime Minister was to baffle. Why had this sensible technocrat appointed a loon like Suella Braverman? Many baffling moments followed — Rwanda, the war on woke, tax cuts that ran in the face of everything he had stood for as chancellor. So a snap…

Evening Standard

General Election 2024: Keir Starmer slams Rishi Sunak's rainy announcement as 'daft'

Sir Keir mocked the PM’s announcement amid a clash over his Rwanda plan

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak shelves flagship Rwanda and smoking policies before election

Keir Starmer says Tory plans ‘up in the air or in the bin’, with proposals to end no-fault evictions also likely to be dropped

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Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin

A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to the African country.

Al Jazeera

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

Rishi Sunak suffered a bruising first day of campaigning with a painful policy admission, MPs quitting, gaffes and the worst polling yet

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak loses £1,000 Rwanda flights bet with Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan has revealed where Rishi Sunak’s money should be spent

The Independent UK

Man in hi-vis jacket who questioned Rishi Sunak is Tory councillor asked to attend event

A man who questioned Rishi Sunak wearing a hi-vis jacket in a warehouse is a Tory councillor asked to attend the event.

The Independent UK

No deportations to Rwanda before July 4 despite millions spent, Rishi Sunak says

NO asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda before the General Election on July 4, Rishi Sunak has confirmed – essentially guaranteeing that the…

The National (Scotland)

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

The morning after calling a snap contest on 4 July, Rishi Sunak said asylum seekers will be deported to the east African nation only ‘if I am re-elected’

The Independent UK

Rwanda flights will not take off before election, says Rishi Sunak

Assertion that flights will not begin until after 4 July poll prompts despair from Tories on right of party

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Rwanda flights won't take off before July 4 general election, admits Rishi Sunak

The Prime Minister said there would be no pre-election Rwanda flights despite his vow to ‘stop the boats’

The Conversation

UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law

In late April 2024 the British parliament passed a law – the Safety of Rwanda Act – enabling it to transport migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda. When the legislation was approved by parliament, there were 52,000 asylum seekers who could potentially be sent to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Austrian leader lauds UK's efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda

Austria’s leader has praised Britain as a “pioneer” in outsourcing asylum proceedings to places outside Europe, citing a U.K. bill to deport migrants to Rwanda

WEKU

Rwanda is transforming and growing — but at what cost?

Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal?

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The Guardian - UK

Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher

Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme

Evening Standard

Migrants crossing Channel so far in 2024 nears 10k

Two more small boats have been seen arriving on Sunday.

The Conversation

Rwanda’s role in eastern DRC conflict: why international law is failing to end the fighting

The power of international law lies in its potential to offer alternatives to force and violence. The ideal is that states submit their grievances to a court rather than duke them out on a battlefield, or carry them out against civilians.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump ‘eyes Rwanda-style deportation scheme for illegal migrants'

Trump’s team said to be drawing up new migration plan ahead of November election

The Independent UK

Migrants detained for Rwanda flights released on bail by Home Office

The first asylum seekers bound for Rwanda were detained at the start of May

The Guardian - US

Trump aides plot deportation effort inspired by UK Rwanda plan – report

Wall Street Journal notes that British example may not be a good one, as ‘plan hasn’t gone into effect yet ‘amid legal challenges’

The Guardian - UK

‘Bullet wounds are common’: crime rife in DRC’s rebel-besieged city of Goma

Robberies, shootings, extortion and rapes have surged since the Rwandan-backed M23 militia cut off the eastern Congolese capital

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