Watch Again: Sunak faces Starmer in PMQs as Tories accused of ‘extortionate Rwanda gimmick’

Watch again as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 1 May, after the government paid an asylum seeker £3,000 to relocate to Rwanda.
The failed asylum claimant became the first person to be paid under a voluntary return scheme running alongside the government’s controversial deportation agreement with the country.
He is understood not to be from Rwanda originally.
He is also understood to now be in Rwanda after his commercial flight left on Monday evening, The Sun reported.
Labour has criticised the move as an expensive attempt by the Conservative Party to gain votes ahead of Thursday’s local elections, in which the Tories are expected to endure heavy losses.
“Stopping the boats” is one of the prime minister’s five pledges to the public.
Kemi Badenoch said the decision of the failed asylum seeker to voluntarily relocate to Rwanda shows it is a safe country.
The business and trade secretary told Times Radio: “One of the big arguments about this scheme was Rwanda wasn’t a safe country, and actually people are volunteering to go there.”
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[@Britain4775]

Britain’s record legal migration numbers matter more than small boats. Rishi's distraction tactics! Net migration into the UK was a record 745,000 (maybe 1000,000) in 2022. Net migration in the year to June 2023 was at 672,000(maybe 1 million). Other, 102,807 people granted Ukraine Visa and Extension Schemes visas. 43,368 people granted Hong Kong BN(O) visas. In 2023: report estimates estimates therre were 14,648 stowaways. In a single year, What possible difference is a couple of photo op flights to Rwanda.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Are we really discussing minor issues like this while the biggest scandal of a generation goes unaddressed? Where is the integrity?

[@SD-rn1fn]

Yep .

[@gracemwende8054]

Thank you very much God bless you Rishi sunak and gavament every on uk.

[@geoffreydeniscrawford7296]

The man with the school boy body will be out soon😂😂

[@geoffreydeniscrawford7296]

Your out soon rishi 😂😂😂

[@ramarao9000]

Helpful person is healthy person to the state and the world also

[@geoffreydeniscrawford7296]

They have been in far too long time for change we cant have another 4 years of a victorian era cruel government

[@brandycat8513]

QT abbreviation = Corrupt good cop / Corrupt bad cop. operating from same police station.. and you are the one going to one of their very similar WEF jails.

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

It feels i am sitting alone in a dry desert 🏝️

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

Starvation relationship with early death of us who are orphan world is full of cruelty

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

PM rishi saved me from crimes haters in UK i am defendless

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

I am pedestrian and want to be hired by NHS

[@geoffreydeniscrawford7296]

There trying there best too stay in power i cant stand the toffs

[@savethebeesplantherbs8809]

well i vote SDP i have zero trust in westminster

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

Its like karbala Every where famine drought

[@youcefzitou1411]

🤮

[@lotusvisionlondonlimited4804]

Capable PM! Despite troubles caused to him by his own party , he is delivering!

[@jmcm8546]

You are delusional

[@prideofdurham4776]

Nice men in white coats waiting to take you to a lovely padded room.

[@PSHomebrewOfficial]

0:25 this mf dont care

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

Good man PM rishi 😅

[@sol2746]

Tories>evil.

[@drkarenbukharibukhari9931]

Lovely PM rishi

[@prideofdurham4776]

Still 1,199,999 illegal immigrants to go , @£20000 each!