St Helena: UK Immigration Debate
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Angela Eagle
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Monday 21st October 2024
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Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
The opportunities available to any migrant are vastly greater in Rwanda, aren’t they?
The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)
Why didn’t they go there, then?
Stephen Doughty
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.