Tens of thousands of asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda, says Johnson
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y5Z6)
PM insists east African country is safe and scheme will prove very considerable deterrent'
Tens of thousands of unauthorised migrants who seek sanctuary in the UK will be flown more than 4,000 miles to Rwanda under a new set of immigration policies, Boris Johnson has said.
The prime minister insisted at a press conference that the African state, criticised last year by the UK for its human rights record, was one of the safest countries in the world. He also announced that the Royal Navy would take over patrolling the Channel to intercept small boats from France.
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