‘We talk about boats … not people’: UK dehumanising

Exclusive: Bafta-winner to join actors and young asylum seekers in 24-hour fundraising ‘Shakespeare marathon’

The Bafta-winning actor Toby Jones has highlighted the dehumanisation of refugees arriving in the UK in boats, and called the Rwanda deportation scheme the latest “in a long line of challenges” that asylum seekers have to face “just to survive”.

Jones, known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen, is taking part in a 24-hour “Shakespeare marathon” to fundraise for Compass Collective, a charity that supports the integration of young refugees in the UK through the arts.