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Refugees shot at by Rwandan police in 2018

Home Secretary Suella Braverman faced up to Laura Kuenssberg this morning, keen to talk again about her ‘dream’ of successfully implementing the Rwanda immigration policy. Kuenssberg surprised her with a report of a 2018 incident in which refugees protesting in Rwanda over food rations were shot at and killed by police. She asked Braverman if this suggested Rwanda might not be a safe destination:

Braverman – overall migration numbers should come down

Kuenssberg also spoke to Braverman about lawful immigration. Braverman claimed she stood by her party’s manifesto principle of reducing the overall number of migrants, although she was evasive when pressed to clarify whether she still believed in reducing it to the tens of thousands:

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And Kuenssberg’s panel guests disagreed with Braverman’s standpoint on immigration, arguing that more migrants were needed to fill labour shortages.