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Rwanda plan: Labour calling it a "cynical and cruel" idea

Despite the threat of being sent to Rwanda, migrants continue to cross the English Channel in search of a better life in the UK. This has been a recurring trend in recent months, with hundreds of people making the dangerous journey in small boats. The threat of being sent to Rwanda, announced by the UK government in April 2022, has not deterred these migrants from embarking on the perilous journey. The UK government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been met with criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties. The plan involves sending migrants who arrive in the UK by boat to Rwanda, where they will be processed and resettled. The government argues that this will deter people from making the dangerous journey across the Channel and reduce the number of migrants arriving in the UK. However, migrants themselves have dismissed the threat of being sent to Rwanda as a bluff. Many of them say that they are willing to take the risk and make the journey because they ha...