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_ Rwanda bill latest news: Rishi Sunak says tragic Channel migrant deaths 'underscores need for deterrent' as child among is five dead when boat capsized near French beach

_ Rwanda bill latest news: Rishi Sunak says tragic Channel migrant deaths 'underscores need for deterrent' as child among is five dead when boat capsized near French beach

Rishi Sunak has said the tragic deaths of five people including a young child in the English Channel "underscores" the need for a deterrent offered by his Rwanda scheme.

The Prime Minister said the tragedy served as a reminder to the importance of his new legislation which was passed by the Commons shortly after midnight.

Speaking to reporters on a plane to Poland, Mr Sunak said: "There are reports of sadly yet more tragic deaths in the Channel this morning. I think that is just a reminder of why our plan is so important because there’s a certain element of compassion about everything that we’re doing.

“We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings. If you look at what’s happening, criminal gangs are exploiting vulnerable people. They are packing more and more people into these unseaworthy dinghies."

The tragedy was first reported by French media earlier today after the country's coastguard launched a major rescue operation off Wimereux, close to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Officials have confirmed three men had died alongside a woman and a child, believed to be a four-year-old girl.

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