Monarchy, celebrity and clergy: Rwanda policy’s ‘alternative opposition’

Anger over asylum plan has grown in intensity, with Boris Johnson and Priti Patel under mounting pressure

Controversy surrounding the government policy of flying asylum seekers to Rwanda has gathered in intensity amid the countdown to the first deportation flight. It has been argued the policy is designed as a wedge" issue, specifically intended to cause outrage among opponents while shoring up support in the Tory base. But did Boris Johnson and Priti Patel really reckon on uniting monarchy, celebrity and clergy in one alternative opposition?