Rwanda: Home Secretary should now scrap her unlawful vanity project

EMBARGO: Immediate Release 

Commenting on the Rwanda ruling being ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: 

“Not only is the Conservatives’ Rwanda asylum plan immoral, ineffective and incredibly costly for taxpayers, but the Court of Appeal has also now said it is unlawful, too.

“It will do nothing to stop dangerous Channel crossings - and it runs roughshod over the UK’s legal obligations, as the courts have confirmed.”
 
“The Home Secretary needs to finally accept reality. Instead of wasting even more taxpayer money by defending this plan in the courts, the Home Secretary should scrap her vanity project and focus on tackling the asylum backlog created by her own Government’s incompetence.”

ENDS