A Government plan to send asylum seekers who cross the English Channel to Rwanda has been savaged by campaigners, charities, politicians, civil servants, lawyers and various other experts.
But the environmental impact of putting people on a plane for immigration processing appears to heavily contradict Government climate rhetoric, particularly while it hosted the Cop26 summit in Glasgow.
‘This is a shamefully cruel way to treat people who have come to the UK to seek protection, fleeing persecution or conflict.’Demonstrators hit out at the plan, which has horrified campaign groups and charities The organisations claimed that the Government’s plan would also result in ‘more, not fewer, dangerous journeys – leaving more people at risk of being trafficked’.
Earlier, Mr Johnson said the partnership would be ‘fully compliant with our international legal obligations’, while insisting Rwanda is ‘one of the safest countries in the world’ and is ‘globally recognised for its record of welcoming and integrating migrants’.
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