{"id":701766,"date":"2022-06-15T20:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/jun\/15\/priti-patel-seeks-to-curb-refugee-claims-of-modern-slavery"},"modified":"2022-06-15T20:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:00:19","slug":"patel-seeks-to-curb-modern-slavery-claims-as-rwanda-plan-labelled-government-by-gimmick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/06\/15\/patel-seeks-to-curb-modern-slavery-claims-as-rwanda-plan-labelled-government-by-gimmick\/","title":{"rendered":"Patel seeks to curb modern slavery claims as Rwanda plan labelled \u2018government by gimmick\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
After cancellation of Africa flight, home secretary tries to stem claims from refugees hoping to stay in UK<\/p>
Priti Patel has been accused by Labour of participating in a \u201cgovernment by gimmick\u201d in the aftermath of the 11th-hour cancellation on Tuesday of the inaugural flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda.<\/p>
As the home secretary entertained demands from Conservative backbenchers to pull out of Europe\u2019s human rights framework after the policy was scuppered by a court ruling, Labour said the plan to transport refugees 4,000 miles away was never a \u201cserious policy\u201d.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n