Keep your nose out of politics, Charles
IT’S laughable to be expected to believe Prince Charles’s supposedly private Rwanda comments would not be made public, particularly as it criticises a Conservative policy. Our constitutional monarchy is meant to operate without political bias or public opinion. A Clarence House spokesman has stated the Prince of Wales remains ‘politically neutral’. Unfortunately, he is anything but. He interferes in policy, lobbying and pressuring whenever he sees fit. Does he have a solution to the migrants issue? If he is so appalled, perhaps he could house migrants in his portfolio of properties.
PAUL FENNING, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. AS THE future head of the Commonwealth, of which Rwanda is a proud member, Prince Charles can surely have no concerns for the safety of migrants being sent there for the processing of their asylum claims. While this is not cheap, it is not as expensive as paying for housing, medical and financial support here. With that country’s agreement, lawyers could go over to Rwanda, at their own expense and without legal aid, to plead the case for UK entry.
What is the alternative to the Rwanda plan? Turning back dinghies in the Channel even though the French don’t want them? Fining France a hefty sum for each migrant who manages to breach our borders?
B. KNIGHT, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
PRINCE CHARLES doesn’t have to worry about waiting for a medical procedure or getting on the social housing list. The number of migrants has no impact on his lifestyle.
STUART A. CHALLIS, Chelmsford, Essex.
THE Prince thinks it’s wrong to send migrants on a free flight to a delightful country for processing, but is it OK for them to paddle across the Channel in a leaky boat?
PETER HORNSBY, London N20.
FOR 70 years, we’ve never heard a word of the Queen’s political opinions. Prince Charles is already interfering in matters of government.
He needs to learn that the time for his thoughts is for his future weekly chats with the Prime Minister and not to attempt to do their job for them.
E. W. WILLSON, Mundesley, Norfolk.
I BELIEVE Prince Charles is entitled to an opinion on the Government’s policy on migrants. However, because of his status, this could be expressed in a more appropriate way, such as a private meeting with the Prime Minister and Home Secretary.