Rwanda plan to cost UK £1.8m for each asylum seeker, figures show
GuardianMar 04
UK Passes Rwanda Deportation Bill
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The Facts
Parliament in the UK on Monday approved a bill that allows the government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The legislation is expected to receive royal assent Tuesday.
The bill passed after the House of Lords decided not to table any further amendments after legislators in the House of Commons rejected its two proposed changes last week.
The Spin
Right narrative
Approval of this landmark legislation should be a relief for Britons who will benefit from a fundamental change in dealing with global migration. The Rwanda Plan will deter vulnerable migrants from dangerous crossings and dismantle the business of criminal trafficking gangs. The Sunak government's victory will protect lives and make Britain safer.
Left narrative
Although urgent action is needed to stop criminal traffickers and strengthen the UK's borders, the Rwanda plan is not the way to achieve that. This plan is extraordinarily costly and covers just 1% of people arriving in the UK, with no blueprint for the other 99%. Britain needs a proper migration policy, not another plan representative of the Sunak government's continued failure.