No guarantee asylum seekers will be sent to Rwanda before election, says Cleverly
by Nicholas Cecil,Rachael Burford and Jitendra Joshi
Dec 05, 2023
4 minutes
The Home Secretary said he cannot guarantee any asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda before the next General Election after he signed a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday.
James Cleverly flew to Kigali to rubberstamp the deal to send asylum seekers and economic migrants who arrive in Britain by “small boats” to the East African country.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made an election gamble to deliver a “very significant” cut in net migration within months as his government scrambles to get its the deportation policy up and running.But, asked if he could guarantee people will arrive in
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