Home Secretary, Priti Patel, called critics of the UK-Rwanda MoU “xenophobic”. And so, AMO looks into whether our reactions to the MoU and towards Priti Patel are xenophobic. She also looks into why the conservatives are pushing so hard for the MoU.
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Show notes:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/04/23/priti-patel-bbc-guilty-xenophobia-rwanda-refugee-deal/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-understanding-mou-between-the-uk-and-rwanda
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/37th-universal-periodic-review-uk-statement-on-rwanda
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretarys-speech-on-uk-and-rwanda-migration-and-economic-development-partnership
https://news.sky.com/story/how-the-uks-rwanda-plan-mirrors-immigration-policies-in-australia-israel-and-denmark-12594456
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/17/home-office-chief-doubts-sending-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-will-be-a-deterrent
