Rescuers on Italian island say European governments must open more safe routes to claim refuge

Aid workers on the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is one of Europe’s busiest landing points for asylum seekers, have condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan as they prepare for another busy summer of bedraggled arrivals and deaths at sea.

They have called on European governments to open more safe routes to claim refuge if they wish to “stop the boats”.

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