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In the news today

Boris Johnson’s plan to send an inaugural flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda has been abandoned after a dramatic 11th-hour ruling by the European court of human rights.

Who is Boris Johnson?

1. A tennis player who is going to Wimbledon
2. The UK's prime minister
3. The head of the European Court
4. The head of the European Union

What do you know about Rwanda?

What is an asylum seeker?

A person who has left their home country as a refugee and is seeking asylum in another.

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Why did the UK plan to send people to Rwanda?

What are reasons in favour of sending people to Rwanda?

What are reasons against sending people to Rwanda?

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