Oliver Dowden was asked by Sky's SophyRidgeSky on Sunday if he is 'comfortable' with the idea of sending children and families to the east African nation if they arrive in the UK illegally
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Listing the reasons why the government is being"forced" into the policy, Mr Dowden said:"With those children seeking to cross the Channel, I think of the danger that their lives are being put in, the evil people smugglers in whose hands they're placed. She said"everybody accepts" that the small boat crossings amount to a"crisis... but the question is what is the government actually doing so far?"
The Rwanda scheme has been stalled by legal challenges since it was launched almost a year ago by Priti Patel, the home secretary at the time, but a government source has told Sky News UK officials are workingSuella Braverman, the home secretary, signed an update to the migrants agreement during a visit to the African country this weekend, expanding its scope to"all categories of people who pass through safe countries and make illegal and dangerous journeys to the UK".
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