Sir Keir Starmer's decision to cancel the previous government's Rwanda scheme for deporting asylum seekers is framed as a necessary move for ethical and practical reasons. The Rwanda scheme was costly, breached international treaties, and failed to address the trauma faced by refugees. Instead, Labour's proposed border security, asylum, and immigration bill focuses on disrupting people smuggling through new police powers. However, the bill lacks provisions for creating safe asylum routes, and the Home Office's guidelines continue to punish those who arrive unlawfully, jeopardizing pathways to citizenship for legitimate asylum seekers.
The Rwanda scheme was an expensive failure that put Britain in breach of international treaty obligations and promised to prolong the trauma of refugees.
There is a valid rationale in focusing policy on the criminal gangs that run the illegal boat crossings and put many lives in jeopardy in the process.
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