UN refugee chief accuses Truss over Rwanda removals policy

Filippo Grandi says foreign secretary was wrong to claim critics hadn't offered alternatives

Liz Truss has been accused by the UN's refugee chief of making untrue" statements after claiming that critics of the UK government's Rwandan removals policy have failed to come up with alternative policies.

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said the foreign secretary was wrong because the UN has offered many, many suggestions" instead of sending people to the east African state which violates the fundamental principles of refugees".