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The reported evictions were dismissed as ‘fake news’ by a Rwandan government spokeswoman

The measures have faced a fierce backlash from opposition parties

Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a rare 'ministerial direction' for the Rwanda plan to go ahead after official Matthew Rycroft said he couldn't get 'sufficient evidence' it will deter Channel crossings

Orphans of Rwanda’s genocide say they have nowhere to go after being turfed out of a hostel

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has staged a major intervention over Boris Johnson's plan to remove desperate refugees - saying 'sub-contracting out our responsibilities is the opposite of the nature of God'

The Government's measures have received widespread criticism

The Archbishop of Canterbury is set to condemn the Government’s plans in his Easter Sunday sermon.

Home affairs spokesman Stuart McDonald called on Westminster to drop the plan.

It's been revealed that thousands of Rwandans have sought asylum in European countries in the past five years - though experts believe this could be a fraction of the total number

Seeing babies rescued from the sea is something desperate. That’s why, when we talk about refugees, everyone involved needs to be treated with compassion. They are desperate and vulnerable

Orphans of Rwanda’s civil war say they have nowhere to go after being turfed out of a hostel under Priti Patel's cruel Rwanda refugee scheme