I could not agree more with my noble friend. I tried to make the point earlier that one of the principal reasons for doing this is to deter illegal boat crossings, which are dangerous not just to the asylum seekers themselves but to those who are sent to rescue them.
UK-Rwanda Partnership
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 7 December 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK-Rwanda Partnership.
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