A GIRI aged seven drowned in the Channel yesterday as the Government was warned the Rwanda deportation plan wouldn't stop the crossings.
The youngster, who is believed to have been partially sighted, was among the latest five people to die trying to reach the UK. A charity worker said her heartbroken father saw his daughter die.
The tragedy came hours after Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill finally passed Parliament amid criticism from politicians and charities.
First Minister Humza Yousaf branded the Bill "unworkable and morally repugnant".
Sunak said: "We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings.
"If you look at what's happening, criminal gangs are exploiting vulnerable people. They are packing more and more people into these unseaworthy dinghies. We have seen an enormous increase in the numbers per boat over the past few years.
"This is what tragically happens when they push people out to sea and that's why, for matters of compassion more than anything else, we must break this business model."
Charity and faith leaders blast Rwanda plan
Witnesses in Dover saw more than 200 people arrive on four boats yesterday. SNP MP Alison Thewliss said: "If the risk of losing your life in the Channel is no deterrent, it is unlikely that the slim chance of being removed to Rwanda will dissuade people."
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the death was "a terrible tragedy" and added: "Criminal smuggler gangs are profiting from putting lives in peril in dangerous boats they must be stopped."
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 24, 2024 من Daily Record.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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