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Home secretary says aide who called Rwanda policy 'crap' did it for 'dramatic effect'

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Home Secretary James Cleverly has told Sky News his aide called the Rwanda policy "crap" for dramatic effect but is in support of it.
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Home Secretary James Cleverly has defended the government’s Rwanda policy after an aide reportedly described it as ‘crap’. Mr Cleverly insisted that the statement from James Sunderland went on to detail how the flights would act as a powerful deterrent. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook...

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