Rwanda
Tories planned to spend £10bn on Rwanda scheme. From HS2 to benefits, here’s how it could be better spent
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Tories planned to spend £10bn on Rwanda scheme. From HS2 to benefits, here’s how it could be better spent
Home secretary Yvette Cooper has revealed the Conservatives planned to spent £10bn on the Rwanda scheme. Let's put it to better use
Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
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Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
Tory manifesto: Rishi Sunak slammed for 'arbitrary, untenable and cruel' immigration pledges
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Tory manifesto: Rishi Sunak slammed for 'arbitrary, untenable and cruel' immigration pledges
No Rwanda flights before election, Sunak admits – as calls for urgent asylum reform grow louder
No Rwanda flights before election, Sunak admits – as calls for urgent asylum reform grow louder
'We will do all we can to resist': Sunak gets Rwanda plan through parliament – so what happens now?
'We will do all we can to resist': Sunak gets Rwanda plan through parliament – so what happens now?
Sunak admits he will miss his own target of Rwanda flights taking off by spring
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Sunak admits he will miss his own target of Rwanda flights taking off by spring
Modern slavery survivors face being sent to Rwanda after MPs vote down deportation bill amendments
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Modern slavery survivors face being sent to Rwanda after MPs vote down deportation bill amendments
True cost of Rishi Sunak's Rwanda asylum plan could soar by billions, think tank warns
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True cost of Rishi Sunak's Rwanda asylum plan could soar by billions, think tank warns
Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here's how that could be much better spent
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Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here's how that could be much better spent
Letters: The UK was known for championing human rights – until Rishi Sunak's government
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Letters: The UK was known for championing human rights – until Rishi Sunak's government
MPs have backed Rishi Sunak's offensive Rwanda bill. Here's how it threatens our human rights
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MPs have backed Rishi Sunak's offensive Rwanda bill. Here's how it threatens our human rights
I'm a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK's cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one
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I'm a refugee who fled hate and torture. UK's cruel Rwanda plan has thrown me back to square one
2024 is a chance to reject politicians' migrant blame game at the ballot box
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2024 is a chance to reject politicians' migrant blame game at the ballot box
UK government spent millions defending its Rwanda plan. Here's how that money could be better spent
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UK government spent millions defending its Rwanda plan. Here's how that money could be better spent
UK's doomed Rwanda plan is costing taxpayers £290m. Here's how that money could be better spent
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UK's doomed Rwanda plan is costing taxpayers £290m. Here's how that money could be better spent
Human rights and rule of law under threat in UK after Rwanda bill vote, charities warn
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Human rights and rule of law under threat in UK after Rwanda bill vote, charities warn
Rwanda judgement means asylum seekers can 'sleep without fear', says charity behind court victory
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Rwanda judgement means asylum seekers can 'sleep without fear', says charity behind court victory
Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds
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Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds
Protesters challenge government asylum policy ahead of first deportation flight to Rwanda
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Protesters challenge government asylum policy ahead of first deportation flight to Rwanda
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
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