Priti Patel finalises plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
by Rajeev Syal and Nadeem Badshah from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y5B0)
Deal to outsource process, described by Labour as unworkable and unethical', among range of measures to be unveiled
People seeking asylum in the UK will be flown 4,500 miles to Rwanda as part of a government crackdown on unauthorised migrants to be announced by Boris Johnson.
The prime minister is expected to announce a range of measures including putting the navy in charge of Channel operations from Friday and a new reception centre to hold people attempting to enter the UK to aid ending the practice of housing asylum seekers in hotels.
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