The first asylum seekers who are deemed to have arrived in the uk illegally could be flown to rwanda in the next six weeks, according to the government. it s part of controversial plans to tackle small boat crossings in the channel. let s get a sense of the scale of the issue. 600 people arrived illegally into the uk, via the channel, on wednesday alone. and more than 28,500 people crossed the channel last year that s almost a tenfold increase on four years ago. the scheme will apply to men and women, but not children orfamilies. it will include those who ve arrived in the uk since the beginning of the year and if claims for asylum are successful they will be offered long term accommodation in rwanda. in return, britain will pay the rwandan government a set amount per refugee, as well as donating £120 million per year for the next five years. charities and opposition mps have raised concerns about rwanda s human rights record, and the government has already
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