'Cruel' deal to send UK asylum seekers to Africa

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( April 14, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, Boris Johnson announces]( Ministers have for the first time signed a deal to send asylum seekers arriving in the UK to another country to have their cases processed, in a move experts warn will encourage people traffickers. Boris Johnson is set to announce an agreement with Rwanda that will see migrants “offshored” more than 4,000 miles away to the landlocked African country while they wait for an asylum decision from the Home Office. It is understood the Rwandan government will be paid an initial cost of £120m under the deal, which will be funded by the British taxpayer.   2 / [Blow to Boris Johnson as justice minister quits over his failure to resign after Covid fine]( Two Tory MPs break ranks to call on prime minister to go 3 / [Dan Stevens shocks The One Show hosts as he calls Boris Johnson a ‘criminal’ who ‘really should resign’]( Presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas look speechless after comment 4 / [Brooklyn subway suspect Frank James wanted ‘more mass shootings’ but was afraid of prison]( ‘There has to be more mass shootings,’ Mr James said in one of hundreds of online posts. ‘It’s not about the shooter, it’s about the environment in which he is, he has to exist.’ 5 / [Inside Mykolaiv, residents live in fear of Russian cluster bombs]( Strategic port city in southern Ukraine has been bombarded with suspected banned munitions and is bracing for renewed Russian onslaught as Vladimir Putin repositions his forces     The Big Question Will Boris Johnson resign? The prime minister is under renewed pressure over “Partygate” after he, his chancellor Rishi Sunak and his wife Carrie Johnson were among the latest tranche of government staff members handed fixed penalty notice fines by the Metropolitan Police for breaking their own rules to stage social events at Downing Street and Whitehall during the Covid-19 pandemic. Both the PM and chancellor have apologised and paid their fines, with Mr Johnson saying: “In all frankness at that time it did not occur to me that this might have been a breach of the rules. Of course, the police have found otherwise and I fully respect the outcome of their investigation.” But he brushed off calls for his resignation, saying: “I believe it’s my job to get on and deliver for the people of this country. That’s what I’m going to do.” Not even an escape artist like Boris Johnson can get out of this one – can he? [Read the full story >](   Watch/ [Protester plays I Fought the Law outside Downing Street after Boris Johnson Partygate fine](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 16,442 –The number of [Covid positive patients occupying NHS hospital beds]( as of April 9 as “brutal” pressures mount on doctors and nurses.   QUOTE OF THE DAY “Our last thought before sleep will be of David. We will forever shed tears for the man we have lost. We shall never get over this tragedy." – [The widow of Sir David Amess has said]( that she is heartbroken to know that the MP “would have greeted the murderer with a smile of friendship”.   [Subscribe today](     Other stories you might like   [Hidden A&E figures revealed as thousands a day forced to wait 12 hours or more](   [Endangered animals for sale as illegal wildlife trafficking ‘thrives’ on Facebook](   [Anger over ‘shortfall’ in government funds to replace EU support for disadvantaged regions](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers Simon Calder, The Independent: [Holidaymakers value reliability – airlines need to remember that](   Other newsletters you might like [US morning headlines] US Morning Headlines Weekdays, 12pm (UK time) Written by Andrew Naughtie [Sign up]( [Climate warrior] Climate Warrior Every Wednesday, 8am (UK time) Written by climate activists [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.