Rishi - why are you totally fixated on Rwanda?

No idea how two isn’t working’s appeared

last two words should be is correct

Grantanow

Because he thinks it goes down well with some voters. A less political reason is that PMs can really only deal directly with 2 or 3 major issues at a time- everything else is dealt with by private secretaries and sides of various kinds.

I think I agree with all of this.

The President of Rwanda has gone on record saying that if no refugees from U.K. arrive in their Country they will return the money received from U.K. Government.

Source 2pm news BBC Radio 2

Correction it was on BBC Radio 5 live, it’s also on BBC website.

The Tories are focussed on this crazy scheme as it diverts attention away from the increasing number of legal migrants being brought into the country, the broken health and social care services, sewage, the housing crisis etc etc They hope it will appeal to the Brexit lovers who blame all the countries ills on the EU and other foreigners.

Luckygirl3

It is puzzling. He has set in train a policy that is dubiously legal and frankly inhumane that brings disgrace on Britain. He must know tis - surely he cannot be oblivious to this?

Our public services are in a dreadful state and yet he is happy to spend vast sums of money on this obsession. Might there not have been better immigration policies on which this money could have been spent? - tracking down those behind it all and bringing them to justice, speeding up the administration of vetting procedures?

He is doing himself no favours politically because his candidates in the GE will struggle to sell this to all but the most die-hard ultra right-wingers.

Yes, he's getting nowhere yet the money is disappearing when it could be spent on better hostels, training of staff and fast processing and collaborating with other countries to clamp down on traffickers.

He's trying to push a bung into the wrong hole, not noticing there are lots of holes elsewhere.

I was thinking exactly the same myself. What has the cost been in man hours for discussing a scheme that will most likely be thrown out or need modification or even if it goes through will only deal with a tiny proportion at huge expense? Just think of the cost of the wages all those M.P.s and ministers going round in circles ! When They should be sorting out the NHS, education and the transport system !

GrannyGravy13

The President of Rwanda has gone on record saying that if no refugees from U.K. arrive in their Country they will return the money received from U.K. Government.

Source 2pm news BBC Radio 2

Well, not quite.

“He will possibly give returning the money some consideration.”

I watched a Rwandan opposition MP on sky today, who stated that Rwanda was definitely not a safe country to which to transport our asylum seekers

Whitewavemark2

GrannyGravy13

The President of Rwanda has gone on record saying that if no refugees from U.K. arrive in their Country they will return the money received from U.K. Government.

Source 2pm news BBC Radio 2

Well, not quite.

“He will possibly give returning the money some consideration.”

I watched a Rwandan opposition MP on sky today, who stated that Rwanda was definitely not a safe country to which to transport our asylum seekers

Thank you Whitewavemark2 I was not paying 100% attention (clearing out the playroom)

According to the Times, ‘the Rwandan govt has put out a clarification:

Yolande Makolo, chief spokesperson, says Rwanda has "no obligation" to return any of the funds paid.

But says that if no migrants come to Rwanda under the scheme and the UK requests a refund, "we will consider this request".’

Beyond farce now.