UK refugee ‘offshoring’: PM Johnson gets new headache trying to cure one

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a session in the House of Commons on March 30, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

The plan by the British government on Thursday to send thousands of refugees denied entry into UK territory off to Rwanda, elicited political debate that could be Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest headache.

The Migration and Economic Development Partnership signed by the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Vincent Biruta is meant to help the British government tackle the continual flow of migrants attempting to reach the UK.