This is the moment Refugees Minister Lord Richard Harrington told LBC there was 'no possibility' refugees were going to be sent to Rwanda just days before the government announced plans to the contrary. Read more:
The plans, which are set to be announced today, have been slammed by campaigners, with charities accusing the Government of treating asylum seekers "as no more than human cargo to be shipped elsewhere".
Mr Johnson will argue the nation voted to "control" immigration in the Brexit referendum rather than control borders, and say that "our compassion may be infinite, but our capacity to help people is not". The beleaguered PM, who was fined on Tuesday for breaking coronavirus laws at his Downing Street birthday party, will warn that the number of people making the dangerous crossing could reach 1,000 a day within weeks."I accept that these people - whether 600 or one thousand - are in search of a better life; the opportunities that the United Kingdom provides and the hope of a fresh start," he is expected to say.
Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, urged the Government to "immediately rethink its plans". "Offshoring the UK's asylum system will do absolutely nothing to address the reasons why people take perilous journeys to find safety in the UK.
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