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'Cancel the deal - this is going to BLOW UP': Angry fans call for Arsenal to end its 'Visit Rwanda' shirt-sleeve sponsorship after PM Boris Johnson announced plans to send Channel migrants to the African country

Arsenal are facing pressure from supporters to sever ties with shirt-sleeve sponsor Visit Rwanda in light of the UK government's new partnership with the African country to address illegal immigration.

Last year, more than 28,000 migrants and refugees made the crossing from mainland Europe to the UK. The arrival of migrants on rickety boats has been a source of tension between France and the UK, especially after 27 migrants drowned when their dinghy deflated in November.

On Thursday Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to tackle people smuggling-gangs and increase British operations in the English Channel with the navy handling that.