Yvette Cooper says not a single asylum seeker will go to Rwanda under Labour

Lucy Leeson

23 April 2024 at 4:55 am·1-min read

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said not a single asylum seeker will go to Rwanda under a Labour government.

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill) cleared Parliament shortly after midnight today (23 April) after peers backed down, ending resistance to the scheme.

The prime minister hopes the Rwanda scheme will deter migrants from seeking to cross the English Channel,

Ms Cooper called the Bill “an extortionately expensive gimmick rather than a serious plan to tackle dangerous boat crossings” during an interview with Sky News.

When asked by presenter Kay Burley: “So no one during a Labour government will go to Rwanda?”, Ms Cooper replied: “No, that's not our plan.”

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