EU chiefs fear that Rwanda Bill will work – it’s why they’re lashing out [Video]

EU chiefs fear that Rwanda will work

MAKE no mistake, the passing of the Rwanda Bill into law last week has sent shockwaves across Europe.

As Iranian migrant Armin Rezaie complained from his Dunkirk camp: “We are looking for a better life and we thought we could get it in Britain.

“But if they are going to send us to Rwanda, I may stay in France.”

It is no coincidence that Brexit-hating French President Emmanuel Macron and Irish Deputy PM Micheál Martin have both lashed out.

But then if the deterrent effect is kicking in before a single plane has taken off, EU leaders know they face a backlash.

As PM Rishi Sunak makes clear today, his focus is on controlling the UK’s borders, not policing other countries.

He is in no doubt that the Rwanda plan is “already having an impact because …