Cameron blasts the Lords 'frustrating' Rwanda bill: 'We have to make sure you can't get in a boat and stay in UK'

Cameron blasts the Lords 'frustrating' Rwanda bill: 'We have to make sure you can't get in a boat and stay in UK'
Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 12/02/2024

- 13:55

The Rwanda Bill seeks to deter unlawful migration, particularly by unsafe and illegal routes, by allowing some migrants to be sent to Rwanda

David Cameron has slammed the "frustrating" Rwanda Bill.

Speaking to GB News the former Prime Minister said: "The Lords are wrong to frustrate this bill. There are problems with illegal migration all over the world and it's coming to our South Coast.

"Many lose their life in these very dangerous dinghies crossing the channel. We have to make sure that you cannot get in a boat, arrive in Britain, and stay in Britain.

"That's what the Rwanda Bill is all about. We need to get some of these flights away to demonstrate that this country is not going to put up with large-scale illegal migration."

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