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UK's New Government Has Abandoned Plans to Send Illegal Migrants to Rwanda, Says Prime Minister
UK's New Government Has Abandoned Plans to Send Illegal Migrants to Rwanda, Says Prime Minister
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The United Kingdom's new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has confirmed that his government has abandoned plans by his Conservative predecessors to send illegal migrants to Rwanda. During his first press conference in Downing Street, Starmer said the project was doomed to failure.The agreement previously signed between the British and Rwandan governments includes an option for both countries to withdraw unilaterally.The plan, which involves sending illegal immigrants arriving in Britain to the African country, was presented two years ago by Boris Johnson's government, but his successors failed to implement the project due to opposition from human rights activists and the European Court of Human Rights.Meanwhile, the Rwandan authorities have already received $275 million from London.
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UK's New Government Has Abandoned Plans to Send Illegal Migrants to Rwanda, Says Prime Minister
11:52 08.07.2024 (Updated: 17:37 08.07.2024) Muhammad Nooh Osman
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Illegal immigration has been a pressing issue for the United Kingdom for years, and it has only escalated after the country left the European Union in 2020. The centerpiece of former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers was Rwanda, but the plan has been criticized and repeatedly delayed by legal challenges.
The United Kingdom's new
Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has confirmed that his government has abandoned plans by his Conservative predecessors to send illegal migrants to Rwanda. During his first press conference in Downing Street, Starmer said the project was doomed to failure.
"The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started. It’s never been a deterrent [to the flow of illegals crossing the Channel]," Starmer said. "I’m not prepared to continue with gimmicks that don’t act as a deterrent."
The
agreement previously signed between the British and Rwandan governments includes an option for both countries to withdraw unilaterally.
The plan, which involves sending illegal immigrants arriving in Britain to the African country, was presented two years ago by Boris Johnson's government, but his successors failed to implement the project due to opposition from human rights activists and the European Court of Human Rights.
Meanwhile, the Rwandan authorities have already received $275 million from London.
