Labour: Rwanda bill is a gimmick and govt has no grip
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Labour: Rwanda bill is a gimmick and govt has no grip
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists the government’s Rwanda bill is a “gimmick” and the money should instead be spent on “additional cross border police”.
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