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Our outrage over Rwanda deportation policy is just what ministers want

Letters: Boris Johnson knows the cruel plan to deport asylum seekers is unworkable, but hopes it will distract voters from Partygate and economic woes, writes Tom Lerwill. Plus letters from John Morrison, Felicity Laurence, John Ling and Rosie Clinton

The Guardian - UK

Scottish refugees give damning verdict on 'cruel, inhumane' Rwanda policy

REFUGEES living in Scotland have said the Tory government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are “cruel” and would not put them off…

The National (Scotland)

The Leader podcast: What now for Rwanda Deportation policy?

The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda under the government’s new deportation policy has been cancelled last night.

Evening Standard

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Rwanda deportations: what is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?

A flight chartered to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as part of a new government policy was grounded following an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The plan to deport asylum seekers for processing in Rwanda is intended, the government says, to deter people…

The Conversation

Rwanda deportations policy: the different parties’ positions side-by-side

Asylum seekers were given some breathing space by the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘shambles’ over cancelled Rwanda flight

After ruling by Strasbourg court, No 10 refuses to rule out withdrawing from European convention on human rights

The Guardian - UK

Prince Charles has finally shown how he will be a politically neutral King

After private comments from Prince Charles on the Rwanda scheme were leaked over the weekend, Emma Mackenzie examines how the response from Clarence House shows a move towards political neutrality

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Residents at Rwandan refugee camp seek safety and a future for their children

With its own security team and police on site, the camp is operated by the UN’s refugee agency the UNHCR.

The Independent UK

Congo official: Rwanda will have war if it wants war

A spokesman for a top military official in eastern Congo said Wednesday that if Rwanda “wants war, it will have war."

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Prince Charles’s sour relationship - Rwanda row and tense meeting

The heir to the throne reportedly branded the controversial policy to deport asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda "appalling", in a further blow to their relationship

Daily Mirror

Rwanda's transnational repression under the spotlight, as UK deportation blocked by EU court

A last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights blocked the British government from sending a plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amid the contraversial migrant deal signed between London and Kigali, a recent report published by the Washington-based think-tank Freedom House, has called out Rwanda as…

Radio France Internationale

No 10 not ruling out human rights convention withdrawal after Rwanda flight blow

Downing Street said all options were on the table, including pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Independent UK

'We should be a country that provides a home to as many migrants as is practicable'

Conservative member of Cardiff Council, Joel Williams, has broken ranks with his party and opposed the UK Government’s plan to send some migrants to Rwanda while their applications to remain in the UK are processed. He explains why he believes this policy is inhumane and wrong

Wales Online

Priti Patel claims migrants 'pretending' to flee from danger as she doubles down on Rwanda policy

Scots MP Alistair Carmichael challenged Patel over her claim that asylum seekers were not in genuine danger.

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The Guardian - UK

From the government that achieves next to nothing, it’s the Rwanda flight to nowhere

As far as Johnson and Priti Patel are concerned, the terrified migrants are just hapless extras, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Manchester Evening News

Channel crossings hit highest number for two months as hundreds arrive at UK border amid Rwanda asylum plan

Hundreds of people who arrived at British shores appeared to be unaware that there was a possibility they could be put on a flight to the African nation

The Independent UK

What happens next after first Rwanda deportation flight grounded?

European Court of Human Rights makes eleventh-hour intervention leaving hated immigration policy stalled on the tarmac as defiant government promises new legal challenge

Daily Mirror

Asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda include 'torture victims' with 'severe PTSD'

Of the seven asylum seekers removed from a plane set to depart to Rwanda last night, five are trafficking and torture victims while one had "quite severe PTSD" says the founder of Care4Calais

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The Independent UK

‘All options on the table’: Downing Street confirms Boris Johnson considering withdrawal from human rights treaty

All European states except Russia and Belarus are signatories to the convention drawn up after the Second World War

The Independent UK

Patel vows to push ahead with Rwanda plan despite legal battles

Home Secretary Priti Patel defended the policy after the first flight was effectively blocked by the European Court of Human Rights.

Evening Standard

Rwanda policy is costly gesture politics. We need a humane solution

In normal times, the policy-making process requires ministers to ensure any new measure represents value for money, runs a reasonable chance of success and has a clear legal foundation. The Rwanda asylum plan fails on all three metrics.

The Independent UK

‘We can’t take this suffering again’: Family of asylum seeker taken off Rwanda flight worried for his future

‘ When I heard about the ticket being cancelled I started to shout and cry’

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel attacks 'pretending' asylum seekers and claims Rwanda flight WILL go ahead

The Home Secretary has doubled down on the government's cruel Rwanda deportation policy despite ECHR ruling the flight illegal at the eleventh hour.

Edinburgh Live

The moment Edinburgh locals join in mass sing-a-long at protest against Rwanda flight

Dozens gathered outside the Government building in Edinburgh on Tuesday evening, displaying messages, banners and forming an impromptu choir performance in a stand with refugees being transported to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Morale and trust among Home Office staff at ‘rock bottom’ after failed Rwanda flight

Exclusive: Civil servants frustrated at being accused of ‘going along with’ policy despite it being ‘purely ministerial led’, according to member of staff

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