British PM: UK will not accept return of asylum seekers from Ireland
Both countries complain that they are effectively being asked to solve each other's immigration problems.
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00:00Tensions between British and Irish ministers are rising over migration.
00:08British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out accepting migrants who have entered Ireland
00:13from Northern Ireland.
00:14Because I was afraid and heard from a lot of people that they will send you to Rwanda.
00:22So I was so afraid that they will do this.
00:25Irish officials are expected to discuss emergency legislation, claiming that there has been
00:30a large uptick in migration across the border with the UK.
00:34We're not going to accept returns from the EU via Ireland when the EU doesn't accept
00:39returns back to France where illegal migrants are coming from.
00:42Of course we're not going to do that.
00:43I'm determined to get our Rwanda scheme up and running because I want a deterrent.
00:52Tensions have erupted in Dublin over migration.
00:59The Irish Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has claimed that more than 80% of new arrivals
01:04in Ireland have come from Northern Ireland.