A Priority For Whoever Becomes Pm?

[Ken4155]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/rwanda-can-accommodate-just-200-channel-migrants-and-can-t-stop-them-returning-to-britain/ar-AAZRsGB?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a1d7429703d44a34bc567f836baf429f

[Gromit]

It may hold 200, but at the time it was proposed I looked at the budget and realised that there was only enough money to send 50-80 people to Rwanda. Nearly 29,000 came here last year, so it was never going to be the solution. I regard it as a gimmick, a cynical vote winner that will do absolutely nothing to solve the problem.

[Gromit]

My post on AB in April.

// Australia’s offshoring is very expensive for the tax payers. Each migrant costs £1.7 million to offshore.

It is revealing that the UK has not specified how many migrants it will send. If the UK proposal is based on the Australian scheme, the £120million would offshore 70 migrants. Last year we had 28,000 illegal migrants.

To offshore all 28,000 would cost £ 47.6 Billion. //

[bobbinwales]

People keep ignoring the fact that it's main aim is to determine people from risky crossing's in dingies

[Gromit]

Well its mot working then.
Crossings this year are double what they were last year when nearly 29,000 came. It is not deterring anyone. If only 70 are deported, they probably think it is still worth a try.

[cashier]

How does it cost so much?

[pimplyteen]

Its nothing to do with risky crossing, that's only what the government want you to believe.

[cashier]

The crossings aren't that risky are they? The Border Farce escorts them.

[FatticusInch]

The whole Rwanda thing was just an unworkable smokescreen to cover for Johnson whilst he was under pressure.
They knew then it was/is unworkable and infeasible but went with it anyway.
It was just another facet of ‘Save Big Dog(Log).

[pimplyteen]

The truth of the matter is nobody wants them here including the government. This whole idea was to keep the public on the side of Boris because they could see him losing support.
Priti Patel herself boxing clever at the moment ( not being very vocal) so's not to upset Truss or Sunak. You could say sitting on the fence waiting for a result. Why? In the hope of keeping her job.

[pimplyteen]

opps Fatt sorry crossed posts. :0)

[Old_Geezer]

Of course it's not presently achieving much, the idiots are putting obstacles in the way to thwart it, do it's not running properly yet.

It doesn't matter if the illegals choose to return, they can pay another fortune to be returned to Rwanda once more if they wish. Their money will run out before the government kitty empties.

The 200 limit is a pain but hopefully will be enough. Otherwise we may need to agree another 200, perhaps with North Korea or somewhere similar.

[Old_Geezer]

... SO it's not...

[Untitled]

The purpose of the rwanda scheme is not to deter or deport...

the purpose of it is to be thwarted by the European Convention on Human Rights so that the tories can ignite another culture war over the human rights act... it's their strategy for winning the next election which I expect they'll fight on an anti-woke/red scare platform...

it's not a real policy, it's just political games...

[Old_Geezer]

What an imagination.

[naomi24]

Gromit, It’s not deterring anyone because well-meaning idiots and anonymous foreign judges at the unfit for purpose ECHR have stymied it.

[Khandro]

The idea of Rwanda was to act as a deterrent not a solution for what to do with all those illegals in the UK.
Denmark does it, after realising it has been too soft in the past, & it works, illegals now avoid that country. What no one expected was one anonymous clown at ECHR would sabotage the plan.
The UK must rid itself of that unfit for purpose institution.

[naomi24]

I agree, khandro, coupled with a review of the available accommodation and the benefits system.

[Paigntonian]

It is one of the most appalling policies of a British government in my (long) lifetime. Why on earth did Johnson, Priti et al, come up with this ludicrous scheme? Give a dictator £140 million and hope to bung unwanted immigrants to Arica. And, what would have been obvious to a moron, it's not legal under international law. All an immigrant has to do is appeal against the ridiculous plan (homophobia/sexism/abortion rights/no access to health care...) and they can't be deported. It's so stupid it's staggering. It can't work.

[dave50]

It's quite simple, when the RNLI taxis pick em up, just turn round and drop em off back in France. Forget diplomatic niceties, just do it, they will soon get the message.

[Paigntonian]

Dave: spot on.