and unlawful way to treat vulnerable people who are asking for sanctuary in the uk. the leaders of the church of england, including the archbishops of canterbury and york, have written an open letter, decrying it as an immoral policy that shames britain. this isn t about rwanda. we d take exactly the same view if britain was seeking to outsource its care for refugees, for asylum seekers, to any other third country. this is about people who have the right a right established since the 1951 convention to seek asylum in the uk, and to have their asylum case processed and determined here. the policy is also attracting international attention. at the united nations in geneva yesterday, it was described as catastrophic. this is all wrong. this is all wrong, this deal, for so many different reasons. but the man who used to be in charge of britain s borders believes something has to be done to stop the ever increasing numbers
letter, decrying it as an immoral policy that shames britain. this isn t about rwanda. we d take exactly the same view if britain was seeking to outsource its care for refugees, for asylum seekers, to any other third country. this is about people who have the right a right established since the 1951 convention to seek asylum in the uk, and to have their asylum case processed and determined here. the policy is also attracting international attention. at the united nations in geneva yesterday, it was described as catastrophic. this is all wrong. this is all wrong, this deal, for so many different reasons. but the man who used to be in charge of britain s borders believes something has to be done to stop the ever increasing numbers being exploited by traffickers. there s 80 million refugees around the world. according to unhcr, even more now, after ukrainians seeking resettlement in the western world. and i think there is an upper limit actually, to the number that any country can t
has continued. the entire senior leadership of the church of england has protested in a letter published in the times. they say. many are desperate people fleeing unspeakable horrors. and the letter goes on to add. this immoral policy shames britain. vincent mcaviney reports. despite the government s publicity around its new policy, yesterday, 37 asylum seekers arrived on the kent coast. but they could face potential removal to rwanda because they ve travelled from france, a safe country. this is the boeing 767 chartered by the home office to take the first group of asylum seekers on a one way ticket to rwanda later today. the plane can carry around 200 on the a,095 mile journey, but only eight asylum seekers will be aboard, three of whom are in court in the next few hours, arguing to be removed from the flight. home secretary priti patel has long argued the policy is in the public interest, designed to deter unnecessary
40% opposing it with the split along 40% opposed it with the split along party lines, 74% of tory voters in favour and 71% of labour voters against. in political terms, it s what they call a wedge issue, a policy designed to divide opinion along party lines, and with the prime minister s personal popularity within his own party currently low, it isjust what borisjohnson needs right now. for whatever reason, migrants are prepared to leave the comparative safety of france to endure perilous journeys to make it to the uk, unless you are prepared to say, actually, it s not worth it making thatjourney, you are better off staying in france, where you can claim asylum and live a good life there, then migrants will continue to make thatjourney. but all the bishops in the house of lords have condemned the rwanda deal as an immoral policy that shames britain. it is about the moral principle of saying, we are not dealing with this, we are outsourcing it
prepared to say, actually, it s not worth it making thatjourney and you are better off staying in france, where you can claim asylum and live a good life, then migrants will continue to make thatjourney. but all continue to make that “ourney. but all the continue to make that journey. but all the bishops in the house of lords have condemned the rwanda deal as an immoral policy that shames britain. it as an immoral policy that shames britain. , ., ., ., britain. it is about the moral principles britain. it is about the moral principles of britain. it is about the moral principles of saying - britain. it is about the moral principles of saying we - britain. it is about the moral principles of saying we are i britain. it is about the moral. principles of saying we are not dealing principles of saying we are not dealing with this, we are outsourcing it through another nation outsourcing it through another nation. whatever the issues are, go away nation. whatever the issues are,