St Helena: UK Immigration Debate
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(2 months ago)
Commons ChamberThe opportunities available to any migrant are vastly greater in Rwanda, aren’t they?
Why didn’t they go there, then?
As my hon. Friend says, why didn’t they go there? I mean, four people for £700 million is an absurd comparison. We are taking pragmatic steps to address the situation we inherited from the previous Government, and there is no comparison to be made between the situation in Rwanda and the situation in St Helena.