The Labour Government is poised to scrap the Rwanda scheme just as it was finally ready for take-off, to the delight of migrants waiting to cross the Channel. Labour has failed to explain in detail how its proposals will stem the flow of migrants.
The Rwanda deportation scheme is a gimmick which did nothing to cut migrant Channel crossings, No10 insisted today amid a furious row over German plans for facilities paid for by UK taxpayers.
The German ambassador to the UK, Manuel Berger, this morning clarified that it would not send asylum seekers to east Africa permanently but it was discussing 'processing asylum applications in third countries under international humanitarian law and with support of the United Nations'. The Home Secretary gathered senior ministers and figures from the National Crime Agency and intelligence services on Friday.
No10 branded the scheme introduced by the previous Tory administration an 'expensive gimmick' amid a growing political row over one of Keir Starmer 's first decisions as Prime Minister. It follows the deaths of at least 12 people who attempted to cross the channel on Tuesday, after gangs crammed more than 70 people onto a tiny dinghy and set it on a course for England.
Amongst those killed were 10 women, one of whom was pregnant, and six children. Another two people were left in a critical condition in hospital, and 51 people were saved. 'That would send the deterrent across the Channel - that it simply isn't worth paying the money, putting your life at risk, your family's lives at risk to get to the UK because it doesn't follow that when you get into British territorial waters you will be allowed to stay here.
'At least 12 people were killed as part of this evil trade. We will not rest until these networks have been dismantled and brought to justice.' The Home Secretary will be joined at NCA headquarters in London today by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Attorney General Lord Hermer, as well as representatives from the NCA, Border Force and the Crown Prosecution Service .
Ms Cooper added: 'The last two months has seen encouraging progress, with significant seizures of boats and equipment in Europe. Speaking after this week's tragedy, Ms Cooper said: 'What has happened off the coast at Le Portel is a horrifying and deeply tragic incident, and our hearts go out to the loved ones of all those who have lost their lives, and all those who have been seriously injured,' she added.
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