Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper criticizes the Tory government's Rwanda scheme, calling it a 'gimmick' that costs taxpayers over £500m for only 300 people, with no plan for the majority. Cooper vows to scrap the scheme and redirect funds to strengthen border security, emphasizing the need for a new Returns & Enforcement Unit and cross-border police support. Labour's alternative plan focuses on boosting border security instead of symbolic gestures like the Rwanda scheme.
The Tories have wasted £600million of your money attempting to deport 300 people to Rwanda. The next @UKLabour government will scrap this performatively cruel gimmick and regain control of our borders #PMQs #GeneralElectionNow
Starmer says Rwanda deportations will be £2m per head with only 300 destined to go at a cost of £600m. 3,500 have arrived on small boats so far this year, he says at #PMQs, so it would be no deterrent.
Sounds like Keir Starmer is accepting that the government will at least manage to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda, if only 300.
Tonight the Tories voted to spend £500m+ of British taxpayers money on cheques to Rwanda for just 300 people. Always gimmicks, never any grip. Labour’s plan will boost our border security instead - with a new Returns & Enforcement Unit & put money into cross border police https://t.co/EqnMhb86ol
The Tories Rwanda plan is costing the taxpayer £500m+ for just 300 people - less than 1% of arrivals & they’ve no plan for the 99%. Labour’s plan will boost our border security instead, including a new Returns & Enforcement Unit and putting money into cross-border police https://t.co/wTu8VjOLXD
'We would use that money, instead of putting it into the Rwanda scheme, to strengthen our border security instead.' Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, labels the Rwanda scheme a 'gimmick'. https://t.co/IIrxoAEV75
'The government just wants symbolic flights as part of this gimmick policy' As the Rwanda Bill moves closer to becoming law, Shadow Home Secretary @YvetteCooperMP says the plan won't work https://t.co/wPVXD5glxY
We need to get a grip!' Yvette Cooper slams Tory migration 'gimmicks' and vows to SCRAP Rwanda scheme even if flights take off https://t.co/vD37x4Nn6k
BREAKING: Yvette Cooper slams Tory migration 'gimmicks' and vows to SCRAP Rwanda scheme even if flights take off https://t.co/P08uidodB9