Failed asylum seeker volunteering to go to Rwanda shows it is a safe country, says Badenoch
Wednesday, 1 May 2024 The fact a failed asylum seeker volunteered to go to Rwanda demonstrates that claims the country is not safe are "untrue", Kemi Badenoch has said.
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch defends Rwanda scheme as the first asylum seeker is sent under a voluntary removals programme. She says the migrant’s choice to leave the UK voluntarily proves “the deterrent is working”.
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