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As Tories seek to go further right, Rwanda backs off!

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CvD66 Sun 05-May-24 18:50:40

Following the latest election disaster for the Tories, it is proposed they go even further right! Yet their flagship scheme designed to terrify people from undertaking the Channel crossing, is faced with disaster as Rwanda now declining to accept the original 52,000 asylum seekers. Given the huge sums of money already paid over as well as costly trips for ministers etc and also more promised in the future, just how much is this scheme going to cost for a small number of asylum seekers? Given current increasing numbers coming over in small boats, in seems as if Rwanda is turning into an enticement rather than a deterrent!!

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 05-May-24 19:01:11

An enticement? Are you serious?

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silverlining48 Sun 05-May-24 19:15:49

The first and so far the only person to go to Rwanda after all our money that has been thrown at this ridiculously expensive Tory scheme was clearly enticed to volunteer by the offer of £3000.
That is a great deal of money to people with nothing.

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Casdon Sun 05-May-24 19:28:16

The way I read it, Rwanda has not signed up to a deal for 52,000 asylum seekers to go there this year, it’s a five year deal with actual numbers not specified for year 1.

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Whitewavemark2 Sun 05-May-24 19:38:37

They only have room for 1-2 hundred, but I was reading that the homes (where Braverman swanned around) originally built have now been purchased by Rwandans. So I’m not sure that there is any accommodation ready.

52000 is pie in the sky.

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MaizieD Sun 05-May-24 20:47:21

According to twitter (via a screenshot of the Daily Express) the asylum seeker who accepted to £3,000 bribe to go to Rwanda has disappeared... hmm

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Wyllow3 Sun 05-May-24 20:51:01

Clearly a policy with overwhelming success and a great future.

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Granmarderby10 Sun 05-May-24 21:18:30

All this money, probably wasted on this ludicrous scheme could have been put to better use by investing in overseas aid (but instead they have cut it).

Perhaps if these desperate souls had half a chance of a future in their homeland they would stay and fight for peace and stability where they came from.

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