Thread by @ZoeJardiniere

Simply no justification whatsoever based on the idea of "safe first country" to send people to Rwanda.

Makes a complete mockery of their own flawed logic.
That was well explained by a @UNHCRUK rep on #r4today just now - UN being unusually vocal in its criticism of Patel's plans.

To be absolutely clear, though, this is not going to happen. This country won't stand for it and, frankly, nor will the likes of Rwanda. Patel and Johnson have misread the public again if they think there is widespread support for this level of abject, insensate cruelty #r4today

These are pathetic, re-hashed-from-the-90s, failed approaches of the past that our clueless Home Secretary will lay before Parliament in her new Bill come this week or next.

We must demand MPs throw them out with the contempt they deserve & introduce a real new approach #r4today

Patel talks up safe routes through resettlement, but goes shy when asked about numbers. Under current numbers counting only resettled refugees as legitimate would deplete UK refugee protection to an unprecedented extent to under 4,000 per year. It's a joke. Don't buy it. #r4today

REAL alternatives to paying smugglers are desperately needed. This means regulated travel opportunities for people wishing to seek asylum in the UK. It's that simple.
Much simpler than convincing somewhere else to take responsibility where we wont #r4today

https://twitter.com/NickWhithorn/status/1409292409826123781?s=19

Every time I say "safe routes" I just wanna type SAY FRUITS 🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍🥭🍎🍏🍑🍒🍐🍓🫐🥝

On a serious note, refugee journeys are by definition, NEVER safe. Patel cant limit refugee protection to those few lucky enough to get access to regulated paths. These can only ever be part of the solution and NEVER an alternative to fairly assessing ALL asylum claims #r4today