Migrants in Dublin's tent city today thanked Rishi Sunak for refusing to allow them back to Britain as they 'don't want to go to Rwanda'. Among those sleeping under canvas is Otumba (pictured).
It comes after Ireland said it would pass new laws to allow people to be returned to the UK.
There has been an ongoing row in recent days since Minister Helen McEntee said that 80 per cent of arrivals at the International Protection Office in Dublin had come across the Northern Irish border from the UK
By Katherine Lawton Published: 3:28 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2024 | Updated: 3:46 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2024 The first asylum seeker has been deported to Rwanda as part of Rishi Sunak's crackdown. The migrant, whose name is unknown, was flown out of the UK yesterday evening and arrived in Kigali. He was put on a commercial flight and given around £3,000 by the British taxpayer to help him relocate as part of a...
The UK government has passed new legislation to let it send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
In 2022, Britain’s ruling Conservative Party announced a controversial solution to handle the migrant flow: Deport them to Rwanda. With the plan finally clearing its last political hurdle last week, fearful migrants in the U.K. are now making another illegal journey, escaping to Ireland and giving the Sunak government another problem to deal with.
Mr Sunak said the Dublin government must avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland after it announced 100 officers would take on immigration enforcement duties.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that young individuals are finding themselves "trapped" in dependency on disability benefits when they should be flourishing in the prime of their lives. This warning came as the government introduced its latest measures targeting the long-term sick.Sunak voiced his concerns before a consultation on modifying the benefit system to encourage individuals with "mild" mental health issues to reenter the workforce rather than relying solely on financial...
An updated document assessing the impact of the partnership with the east African country states that Rwanda has agreed to accept 5,700 people.
Furious locals in Dublin have claimed the Rwanda effect in Ireland is 'getting ridiculous' as more migrants fly in from the UK in a bid to avoid being deported to Africa.
The Prime Minister is now planning on carrying out an autumn election, rather than in July, following widespread Tory defeat at local elections up and down the country.
They will be told to get therapy and crack on under plans to be outlined this afternoon as ministers seek to reduce the 3.5million disability benefits bill.