'It would be cheaper to put people up in The Ritz.' David Lammy's stark reaction to the government's deal to send refugees to Rwanda. DavidLammy
This was David Lammy's stark reaction to the government's "morally bankrupt" deal to send some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to a facility in Rwanda.Royal Navy will take over from Border Force for patrols of the English Channel, as plans to send people to Rwanda drew heavy criticismUnveiling the radical proposals at a speech in Kent, Mr Johnson also announced that people who risk the lives of others in the Channel will face life in jail under new laws.
"The system failed so badly that no new asylum seeker or refugee has been sent to offshore processing since 2014. "We are sending asylum seekers to a country with a very concerning human rights record, that this same government warned about as recently as last year."David pointed out that "Australia has sent £5.5bn processing just over 3000 people since July 2013. That equates to over £1.7m per asylum seeker... As a Tory MP pointed out, it would be cheaper to put people up in The Ritz.
The proposals to send asylum seekers to Rwanda have been branded "evil" and "despicable" as critics blasted the PM's announcement, saying it simply "will not work."
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