So, one person has gone to Rwanda...
The News Agents
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🗓️ 1 May 2024
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Summary
As of this week, Rishi Sunak can boast he has sent asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Admittedly, it was just one guy. Admittedly he was paid £3k to go. Admittedly he'd already failed the asylum test to remain in Britain and admittedly - crucially - he went voluntarily. This is NOT the same forced deportation plan that Rishi promised would "stop the boats".
But don't let pesky details get you down. The headline - conveniently dropping before tomorrow's local elections - make it sound like the Rwanda plan is flying.
Later - what should you be looking out for in the Glastonbury weekend of fun that is the local elections.
And what's going on with the protests on US college campuses - are we next?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:08.0 | This is a global player original podcast. Last night, there was a Sun newspaper exclusive. |
| 0:16.2 | Their political editor had got hold of details from the home office that the first asylum seeker was on a |
| 0:24.7 | plane heading to Rwanda. Someone's dream seemingly had come true. Except there's possibly |
| 0:33.4 | less to this story than meets the eye when you look at the details. |
| 0:39.0 | There was just one person. |
| 0:40.7 | He was paid to go. |
| 0:42.5 | He volunteered to go. |
| 0:46.9 | And he'd already had his application for asylum rejected here. |
| 0:51.9 | This is not the same as Rishi Sunak's plan to stop the boats. |
| 0:54.4 | Welcome to the newsagents. |
| 0:59.1 | The Newsagents. |
| 1:00.8 | It's John. It's Emily. |
| 1:04.4 | And yeah, less to it than meets the eye is absolutely right. |
| 1:08.9 | It was a very convenient headline note to have in the Sun newspaper. |
| 1:12.3 | If you're a government press officer in Downing Street and you're thinking, oh, what would be my dream headline to see in the Sun newspaper tomorrow morning? |
| 1:19.5 | Oh, I know. First person put on a plane to Rwanda. |
| 1:23.7 | Oh, just remind me. So Wednesday, anything happening tomorrow we should be aware about? |
| 1:28.6 | Tomorrow, tomorrow. |
| 1:29.8 | Tomorrow. |
| 1:30.1 | Oh, low elections. |
| 1:33.5 | Yeah, a whole set of local elections. |
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