//No one in the UK believes the Government will deport thousands to Rwanda.//
In fact I would go a little further than that. I would suggest that few people in the UK believe the government will successfully deport ANY migrants to Rwanda. When this hare-brained scheme was first aired, this question was raised on AB:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1792717-6.html
I made this suggestion:
“The report concludes that Downing Street hopes the first removal flights will take place by the end of next month. So watch this space (but I would advise readers not to hold their breath. [The question was posted on 16th April].”
There was also a question on 13th April:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1792405-2.html
I concluded my contributions to it with this:
“The chances of widespread success with this scheme are close to zero. In a few months’ time we may see one plane load lined up on the tarmac ready to go before a judge grants an emergency order preventing the flight. Then the government will blame the courts. I forecast the number of people forcibly removed to Rwanda for “processing” to be less than a dozen and I would be surprised if it’s as many as that. Then the scheme will be quietly scrapped (but not before Rwanda has received the usual “retainer” for offering their services). Meanwhile the taxpayer will continue to foot the ever-increasing bill (currently £1.3m PER DAY) to cope with this scandal.”
I still hold to that view. In fact recent events have reinforced it. For those who believe this scheme will have a deterrent effect on those determined to cross, there was an article in the Press last week describing the government’s plan to use a disused RAF station (RAF Lynton-0n-Ouse, 10 miles from York) to house arriving migrants. In an attempt to reduce the hotel bills mentioned in those questions the government is considering six sites. Lynton is the first and it will house 1,500 migrants (thus outnumbering those in the nearby village by 3 to 1). There’s no point in posting a link because it is behind a paywall. But here’s an extract:
"The camp there would have a bespoke GP and dental service, full-board catering, a multi-faith area, a seven-day-a-week “recreational programme including indoor and outdoor physical and social activities” and a gym and shop. There will be a lounge area with television and Internet access, a library and resource centre and a larger screen for films. Serco, the commercial operator, will also be running two minibuses on twice daily trips to York.”
The minibus service would be useful for the locals as they have just one bus at 9:30am and one at 3:30pm.
For those wondering what the attraction is that encourages migrants away from their luxurious facilities in the woods outside Calais, to embark on a rubber boat for the UK, there’s your answer. So I say again, there is only one way to deal with the migrant problem in the UK: forget about what's to be done with them after thay have arrived but instead prevent them from landing in the first place because once they are here, they ain’t gonna shift.