THERE is no clear evidence to suggest that the government’s plan to banish asylum-seekers to Rwanda will deter refugee boat crossings, MPs have claimed. 

In a damning report, published today, MPs on the influential home affairs select committee accused ministers of chasing “radical new polices that make good headlines,” but do little to prevent people making the dangerous Channel crossing. 

MPs have called on the government to provide evidence that the deal would fulfil its stated aim of deterring crossings, as well as “detailed costings” of the agreement.