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Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London, protesting against the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, on September 5, 2022
THE Rwanda deal is “unconscionable under medical grounds” and must be scrapped, a group of leading medical bodies has said in a letter to PM Liz Truss.
Groups including doctors’ union BMA, the Faculty of Public Health and the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists, have expressed horror at Tory plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, warning of the wellbeing and health impact of the plans.
“We urge you abandon this policy of forced expulsions to Rwanda, or any other country,” the letter, published on Tuesday, reads.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Mental health fears push Peers to change law on IPP torture sentences, reports Charley Allan
