Leader of the Church of England attacks asylum scheme as charities stress that children could be among those shipped to Africa
Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda does not “stand the judgment of God,” according to the archbishop of Canterbury., will use his Easter Sunday sermon to say that the principle of deporting asylum seekers 4,000 miles from where they sought sanctuary is akin to “subcontracting our responsibilities” and the “opposite of the nature of God”.
The deal reveals that the government is showing total disregard for the welfare of vulnerable people. It is treating them as human cargo to be shipped to Rwanda and forgotten aboutThe issue of age is critical in the evaluation of asylum cases because it influences how a person will be supported, their access to education, and even how their asylum application is processed.
Provision for the government’s offshore asylum plans are included in the nationality and borders bill, which has faced staunch opposition in the House of Lords., has raised serious concerns that the deal with Rwanda does not offer specific detail about whether individuals removed to Africa will receive healthcare or financial support, or whether they would be able to work while awaiting the outcome of their asylum claim.
Welby’s intervention will be accompanied by criticism from the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, who will use his Easter Sunday address to say how distressing it was last week to “find that asylum seekers fleeing war, famine and oppression from deeply troubled parts of the world will not be treated with the dignity and compassion that is the right of every human being, and instead of being dealt with quickly and efficiently here on our soil will be shipped to Rwanda”.
Instead the Home Office emailed such organisations after issuing a press release on the deal in which it offered a “quick call to discuss” what have been described as plans that may breach the Geneva conventions.
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