Channel migrant deaths ‘underscore’ need for Rwanda plan, says Sunak
by David Hughes
Apr 23, 2024
4 minutes
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The deaths of five people including a child while attempting to cross the English Channel underlines the need for the deterrent of the Rwanda scheme, Rishi Sunak has said.
The tragedy off the coast of northern France came just hours after Parliament passed legislation aimed at putting the Rwanda asylum scheme into effect.
The Prime Minister said criminal gangs were exploiting the vulnerable and “packing more and more people into these unseaworthy dinghies”.
At around 6am on Tuesday a dinghy carrying more than 100 people set off from Wimereux and got into difficulties.
Three men, a woman and a girl were killed, according to the French
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