Rwanda asylum plan under fire as Channel crossings rise
The Guardian|August 03, 2022
The number of people crossing the Channel in small boats to seek refuge in the UK hit a daily record for the year so far on Monday, as Border Force staff braced themselves for thousands more arrivals this summer.
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Rwanda asylum plan under fire as Channel crossings rise

The Ministry of Defence said 696 made the journey in 14 small boats on Monday. There were 460 arrivals on Saturday and 247 on Friday, with more than 1,000 people crossing last week.

In July, 3,683 people crossed from France. The total for this year is believed to be more than 17,000.

The figures came amid reports of growing concern over plans to stem the number of boats carrying asylum seekers across the Channel.

Critics of the government's Rwanda policy have seized on the latest figures as evidence that there has been no deterrent effect on asylum seeker numbers, as claimed by ministers.

Paul O'Connor, the head of bargaining for the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, which represents Border Force staff, said: "These statistics seriously undermine the government's claim that their policy of deporting people to Rwanda acts as a deterrent. It's time for the government to drop the scheme and switch to an asylum system based on humanity, not hostility."

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