First Rwanda flight is "cynical nonsense"

1 May 2024

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the reports in the Sun that Britain has removed the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: 

"This is cynical nonsense from a Conservative party that is about to take a drubbing at the local elections. Paying someone to go to Rwanda highlights just how much of a gimmick and farce their plan is.

"The truth is from day one the Government have cost the taxpayer eyewatering amounts of money and have failed to fix the issue."

ENDS

 


 

 

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