Suella Braverman visits Rwanda houses built for migrants deported from the UK

On a two day visit to Rwanda, the Home Secretary was shown round the first houses already built for the migrants on an estate in Kigali that is designed to house a mix of asylum seekers flown from the UK and local Rwandans.
The two and three bedroomed homes - costing between £14,000 and more than £30,000 - are part of a 2,500-house “town” costing nearly £100 million for 15,000 people, of which a portion are to be earmarked for migrants deported from the UK.
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[@Jimmy_Jones]

Great to see the government has finally realised they need to build more houses. Too bad it's in the wrong country.

[@roncatton7101]

No! Its in the right country..🤣🤣

[@Slots-Room]

is not house UK build 5 start hotel for Rwanda and will pay £160m every 2 years happy days for Rwanda

[@Ardwick-Crome]

Rubbish. We don't need more houses in this country. We have too many as it is.

[@KJ-js7pi]

Rwandans can build one of these houses in 2 weeks with a team of 10. In the UK, NIMBYism (from Tory voters) and bureaucracy is rampant so it'd take 100x longer

[@davidhall1273]

DOES any idiot want to see our over crowded Britain concreted over to house 100,s of thousands of immigrants who have come here illegally. ???

[@alexramsey4618]

She should stay there and be in charge herself....

[@neilchittock]

Can i go there better than what i have here

[@melonheadgreg]

Yes, please go

[@Prince5887]

She should be the first one to move in

[@mefisto05s.20]

Lol. Get back to work Frenchie

[@Tammy-bb8xp]

R u saying there is something wrong w Rwanda?

[@daydays12]

@@Tammy-bb8xp for sure. If she were not rich and highly connected would she enjoy living in those little huts in Rwanda?

[@GunQuarterAmbience]

@@daydays12 What an insult to those first generation like myself who came to the UK with papers in the 1960s/70s with savings, proof of housing and work sponsors/own businesses lol its abject racism to lump those thos came here LEGALLY (such as Indians, Chinese, Italians etc) and a bunch of all-male, non-wartorn economic migrants LOL pathetic

[@kduidbeu8232]

Correct.

[@-DC-]

Total BS as the Tories Import One Million a year.

[@Fidelisjoff]

1.1million!

[@sp-pz8uc]

Its illegal immigrants their talking about.

[@daydays12]

a million what?

[@purplerocket4300]

They say Rwanda has the lowest crime rate in the world. All that is going to change now.

[@xyman]

Yeah with 1 million Tutsi people killed in less than 3 months.

[@sp-pz8uc]

They have a much harsher way than the Uk with rule breakers, so they better be good.

[@ayenoone]

Rwanda is beautiful why the hell would they want to destroy that with immigration Oh yeah because it’s a beautiful place after the wars

[@daydays12]

nearly a million killed in the genocide. hardly a war. nice place Rwanda..S Braverman just LOVES genocide

[@johnvale3217]

Australia tried this and it did not work and it was very expensive

[@PSYKO-cq1is]

it will never work unless their local governments start caring about their own

[@roncatton7101]

Worth abtry, nothing else hascever been tried properly!

[@resiplayerz]

We are spending £3 billion a year just putting them in hotels. (That's more than a quarter of Rwanda's entire GDP). They'd love that sort of money, that's before all of the other costs we have of having them here.

[@Slots-Room]

@@resiplayerz do u realy think rwanda will keep immigrants there lol thay sad yes coz free money 160m no one will say no to 160m free money, when they build u see there all was build for hotel

[@resiplayerz]

@@Slots-Room It'll be up to the immigrants, they won't be prisoners in Rwanda and will be free to leave Rwanda if they like. It's a win-win-win scenario, Rwanda gets a lot of money, we get to deport the unwanted immigrants and the immigrants themselves get a chance at a new life in a safe country if they actually want it.

[@moltenmagmalava3737]

This is a terrific idea. The United States 🇺🇸 needs to get in on this!!!

[@thepatriot4076]

We could send them to the UK 😂😂😂

[@Andrea-ld9cy]

@@thepatriot4076 nooooo we have to many of them already

[@endezeichengrimm]

Yeah. They need to build houses for their own people in the U.S.

[@RyantheCanuckpirate]

I assume they'd be pretty happy with that. Isn't that the goal? Settling in a first-world country@@thepatriot4076

[@davidaitken271]

They are going to get better facilities in Rwanda than some of our UK young men

[@carl5378]

Along as it ain't here.

[@Andrea-ld9cy]

@@carl5378 🖕 hopefully

[@MohamedShou]

We’ll migrate to Rwanda then and stop whining 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@kduidbeu8232]

She Must Be The First one To Move In ..

[@universalstarking9575]

Stay there

[@NoahNobody]

I'm beginning to warm up to this idea. I mean the objective is being met, if Rwanda is deemed a safe country for refugees. If a country like Rwanda can benefit from new infrastructure, opportunities, and investment and at the same time, offer safe-haven for people affected by war or persecution, it's a win-win. It's also a great chance to learn how to build greener, more sustainable, low carbon towns and such models can spread around the world. The founding of these towns can utilise the skills of the refugees arriving so everyone has a purpose.

[@robrob9250]

Against their will…

[@pmsTriix]

​@Rob Rob They have a choice they can seek safety and refuge or stay in their country.

[@violetspider_]

Bro Rwanda is not a safe heaven wtf😒

[@remoanersrknts6736]

​@@violetspider_ . France is!

[@graceharrington4560]

They’re gonna be taken their against their will, and what if an asylum seeker has a sibling in the UK but because they came to the UK ‘illegally’ they can’t be reunited properly with their sibling. How come Ukrainians have a specific scheme but we don’t have safe and legal routes for the other countries in the world where war and persecution is happening

[@hzm2023]

This is a waste of the taxpayers' money, and Rwanda is just an act. The UK government has the power to stop human trafficking from the sources unless the government is running the business itself

[@ColinSinclair]

It's cynical to suggest that taxpayers money would be more efficiently spent processing assylum seekers claims than housing them in hotels or shipping them to Rwanda. It's cynical to suggest that tory donors might benefit from running these facilities and schemes. It's cynical to suggest that the government are manufacturing this crisis as a dog whistle to distract from their mess and pilfering. Congratulations on your cynicism /rational thinking.

[@hzm2023]

My suggestion was to stop the refugees from coming to the UK at all . Everything the politicians from both parties have done so far has been a total failure. The refugees' issues will not be a success either.

[@altentic8616]

Why did they choose Rwanda over another country? I hope they respect the culture of the Rwandan people and don't cause problems for this country.

[@kaxar6954]

Those refugees can go on to start their own business in Rwanda and live a happy and free life. I hope the facilities will have opportunities for them gain independence and move out so the housing can be used for others in more need.

[@jonathanfell688]

The 200 were effectively sold to Rwanda, have no wish to be there at enormous cost.

[@kaxar6954]

@@jonathanfell688 Seem safer than a war zone they claimed to be crossing oceans from. The money they are paying traffickers could help start their own business in Rwanda. The only people making money are the middleman who don't respect immigration laws. I too would love to choose which country to live in. Unfortunately, that's not the way the world works.

[@chardoncrepu]

Imagine that rwandeses ppl can't buy those flat ...

[@monopalle5768]

HONESTLY, africans are NOT helpless, THEY can feed and house their people..... GOOD JOB AFRICA! THIS is what the world needs!

[@estajeanette7487]

Those migrantes come from all different parts the world not just Africa. So they are no housing their people but foreigners.

[@monopalle5768]

@@estajeanette7487 It's GREAT that Africa is now able to house foreigners! I was getting TIRED of all that white-power attitude, that only white nations could and should help others! GOOD JOB AFRICA!

[@martymcfly88mph]

@Mono Palle Do they house their homeless too?

[@petercoleman2834]

British tax payers money, glad to get rid of these criminals, but would sooner see the money spent on housing uk indigenous people at home first, A referendum should be called to end all immigration, 1939 Britain's population was 41 million, and now, with Blair immigrants, we are 67 million in a small country, half the size of France, with the same population

[@petercoleman2834]

@@estajeanette7487 and what's your point,

[@George10767]

What rules will apply to people forcibly deported to Rwanda from the UK? Would they be held as prisoners or could they get the next plane out? Could they fly to France and get back to Calais for another try? If they remain in Rwanda who will pay for their board and lodging? Will it be the British taxpayer? And how long would that continue? Indefinitely? And suppose they have no money, no passport or any document by which to determine their nationality. Would that mean their stay in Rwanda is, in effect, a whole life sentence?

[@fvckthenarrative4185]

A whole life sentence exiled sounds like a good solution at least this way they can't use other people's countries as dumping grounds for handouts anymore this solution is pure genius

[@Abhinav_Sengupta]

Just shut up

[@CS-zj8ex]

Madness!

[@chardoncrepu]

Rwandese ppl can't buy those houses ...that's crazy It will open the pandora box

[@endezeichengrimm]

Why don't they build houses in the UK and keep them in the UK?

[@naqashnaseem1059]

This women will endup in a big mess she dont know

[@Vocela]

Who are those people raising their caps?

[@virginiajune4812]

Solutions, good to see

[@kip8790]

Wouldn’t it have been easier and cheaper to set up an immigration office in France? That way the refugees don’t have to cross the channel at all.

[@remoanersrknts6736]

Sunak and Macron are holding talks on the subject so I believe.

[@daydays12]

@@remoanersrknts6736 but S Braverman is having super sadistic fun in Rwanda

[@remoanersrknts6736]

@@daydays12 . Only if the economic migrants and criminals crossing the channel refuse to Fk off back from whence they came . It's thier choice! I could care less!

[@abdulrahmanmalik8650]

Send her there… actually I wouldn’t want to scare the native population 😂

[@deanbryce8263]

Now start deporting

[@beatpeace879]

Hold on that ain’t the fancy hotel they’ve showed to the public when they announced the Rwanda scheme

[@kaleworku1565]

These is the first step to stop migrants from start their journey from Libya and through save country like germany france

[@daydays12]

France and Germany each accept TWICE the number of asylum seekers as the UK

[@Andrea-ld9cy]

@@daydays12 and? That's up to them, the majority don't want them in the uk and rightly so

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

Its more than they get in France and more than what our homeless get.

[@carl5378]

Good time to start sending them all back as fast as we got them 4 star hotels.🎉

[@allthings1036]

Deluded, first tell us how many rwandan refugees we have to take as part of the deal

[@derklebob8161]

It's only a exchange program: for every refugee sent back, one is sent to the U.K. to take their place. www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-understanding-mou-between-the-uk-and-rwanda

[@Slots-Room]

Guantanamo Bay for refuges lol

[@donraja7862]

Send her there to

[@mattyboy.1271]

Looks nice 👍

[@CrowdControl2K8]

Once those palm trees go in it will look like a pic in a holiday brochure.

[@DaveLeahy]

Her face must be sore from beaming all through this

[@roymaster3072]

Hope her and her family move to Rwanda!!!

[@lidaauthentic1675]

There are benefits for Rwanda for doing this. Money

[@chardoncrepu]

Rwanda GVT no rwandese ppl

[@geetapandya7198]

House is better then the British build why would refuse not like it

[@tomcoombes3780]

Brilliant this is a small step towards tackling the cost of living crisis

[@Kigalinewschannel]

Rwanda works 💪

[@chardoncrepu]

Yeah but for rwandesesppl or for Arabic country ??

[@elton9055]

That's good idea, finally,

[@drstradivari]

Too many immigrants?! It is called karma, my british fellows...

[@ericl1965]

A good trick for the guys to make ends meet. Made up video? A bad propaganda because they wont be any follow up.

[@daljitsingh9092]

Wasting taxpayers money

[@dorothyramser7805]

£6 million per day putting them up in Britain is wasting tax payers money. They entered the country illegally. That is a criminal offence. Try entering any country with no ID.

[@johnstuart4914]

Not at all, this will reduce immigration

[@stuartsimms4579]

If rwanda that great safe a place she should consider staying and take her shopkeeper cronie with her..after all need someware after nxt election.oh to cling to im british 2nd generation and a passport

[@daydays12]

agreed

[@joshuaDstarks]

The concentration camps have broadband now, y’all!

[@Prince5887]

Suella parents were from their east Africa she will love it their

[@universalstarking9575]

Uganda'"

[@universalstarking9575]

Ed.Ameen uganda

[@Andrea-ld9cy]

What about him?

[@ddhh1270]

Should Suella Braverman's parents be deported to Rwanda?

[@remoanersrknts6736]

Should yours?

[@daydays12]

yes. absolutely they should if Suella thinks it is such a wonderful place

[@curly_mccurls]

Just like every Tory MPs head, every house is empty.

[@lochnessmunster1189]

Even the Tories who predicted that privatisation of railways would increase passenger numbers?

[@GloryOfBarbelo]

looks a bit like a concentration camp

[@richardgallagher4880]

That's what happens when people don't listen. Showers next if they don't go home.

[@petergriffin3194]

Reeducation centre

[@dietmarholtz188]

they could stay in their own country but if they fear for their lives it looks good,

[@jamalsaid7475]

Very sad

[@dorothyramser7805]

Which one exactly? Belsen? Ravensbruck? Auschwitz? What a stupid thing to say.

[@paulo7507]

Total waste of tax payers money

[@johnstuart4914]

How? What's your plan?

[@roncatton7101]

Now deport andvstart filling those places up NOW!!

[@seanrobert2272]

We need to be sending back 200,000 at least before any noticeable difference

[@curiouspeanut]

There aren't even that many here

[@seanrobert2272]

Exactly

[@henrydobson9419]

@@seanrobert2272 what??

[@richardgallagher4880]

@@curiouspeanut There's 9 m here🙄

[@OWL705.]

Send the lot back who arrived illegally before covid struck #SEND THEM BACK 🇬🇧

[@Prince5887]

People on here use your real name don’t hide

[@birbwatcher5515]

lol the hipochrite brits

[@jonathanfell688]

200 hundred people sold to Rwanda who do not want to be there. What has our country become?

[@remoanersrknts6736]

They had the alternative to go back from whence they came Job done!

[@derklebob8161]

Sold? They're being traded, for more refugees. That is the agreement www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-understanding-mou-between-the-uk-and-rwanda