Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum System

Debate between Meg Hillier and Clive Efford

Tuesday 9th January 2024 Commons Chamber

[Dame Meg Hillier]

rose—

[Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)]

The Minister says he has a plan, but this is the third plan set out during the last two years: the Illegal Migration Act 2023 has not worked, we were told the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 would stop the boats, and now we have the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. We are told that the Bill has been watered down because the Rwandans themselves want to comply with the international law and conventions that the Tories wanted to breach. How is Rwanda dictating our immigration policy consistent with the Government’s claim to be taking back control of our borders?