Priti Patel has defended plans to send migrants to Rwanda, arguing critics should 'offer their own solutions'.
In his Easter sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, Justin Welby said there are "serious ethical questions about sending asylum seekers overseas".that critics of the plan failed to "offer their own solutions".
In the joint article with Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta, Ms Patel said: "We are taking bold and innovative steps and it's surprising that those institutions that criticise the plans fail to offer their own solutions. "The UK and Rwanda stand together in their efforts towards promoting a new, fairer and more effective global asylum system... Allowing this suffering to continue is no longer an option for any humanitarian nation."
She explained that the move would put an end to the "deadly trade" of people smuggling and allow people fleeing persecution to reach safety.
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