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Blocked Rwanda scheme 'already having effect' - home secretary claims

Sky News Thursday, 16 November 2023
The blocked Rwanda deportation scheme is "already having an effect" in deterring people smugglers, according to Home Secretary James Cleverly.
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Sacked Suella Braverman leaves her Hertfordshire residence ignoring questions about if the prime minister ‘will stop the boats.’ The former home secretary has called for changes to the Illegal Migration Act, to enable the Rwanda scheme to go ahead. Report by Rowlandi. Like us on Facebook at...

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