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Safe country: A death, and a deal, in Rwanda

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The End of the Rwanda Asylum Deal

There's a deal being done, which is we will send you our unwanted refugees. You will process them for a price, 140 million so far, but it's going to be much more than that. Not a single plane has taken off, and they won't anytime soon because asylum seekers are appealing the decision to send them away. Both sides have what they want. The Conservative Party can tell their voters they're being tough on migrants crossing the channel, and they'll blame the courts if it fails. And Paul Kagami has one legitimacy on the international stage and the silence of the United Kingdom.

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