As an ex-Home Secretary we must back Rwanda bill – and stop civil servants grounding planes
It’s now been almost two years since the partnership with Rwanda was agreed and the legislation in the Nationality and Borders Act was passed to enable the Government to remove asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally to process their claims in safe third countries, like Rwanda. As the Home …
Get Rwanda Done
Witham MP Priti Patel last week spoke in the Parliamentary debate on the new Rwanda Treaty and the UK-Rwanda Partnership. As the Home Secretary who introduced the original Rwanda plan, Priti challenged MP’s who sought to speak ill of the country of Rwanda, and reminded the House that this partnership …
What we must do now about the Rwanda plan
By working on all options to overcome the legal barriers raised, we can get the Rwanda partnership operational, deter illegal migration and deliver the strong border controls the public expect from a Conservative Government, says Dame Priti Patel. We are all frustrated, angry and disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision to …
I share your anger at Rwanda legal wrangle but only a noisy few are against the flights
SUN readers will be dismayed by the Court of Appeal decision to rule against plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and have their claims processed there. Each month, thousands attempt the illegal and dangerous crossing of the Channel from the safety of France, and you rightly expect the Government …