Macron criticises Rwanda-style asylum schemes days after UK passes bill
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Such policies are ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of BrexitEmmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending people to African countries as “a betrayal of our [European] values”, just days after the UK government passed its Rwanda deportation bill.The French president made the remarks in a wide-ranging speech on Thursday aimed at warning Europe against overdependence on other countries for security and trade....
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