- Prince Charles privately criticises UK’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, media reports say.
- First flight taking refugees to the East African country is due to leave next week.
- He is reportedly concerned it will overshadow a Commonwealth summit in Rwanda.
British media says, Charles has termed the United Kingdom’s Rwanda asylum scheme ‘appalling’; and is concerned that it may impact the Commonwealth conference.
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According to The Times and Daily Mail publications, Charles, the British heir to the throne; has been heard criticising the approach. According to The Times, Prince is afraid that the contentious asylum policy will dominate a Commonwealth gathering in Rwanda; where he will represent his mother Queen Elizabeth, at the end of this month.
“He believes the government’s entire attitude is awful,” he said. He has a dissatisfaction with the government’s course of action.”
A representative for Charles did not dispute that he had privately communicated his own views on the strategy.
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