DOWNING Street tonight ruled out sending Channel migrants to a tiny island 4,000 miles away.
Reports suggested Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, first considered in 2020, was being looked at again in case the government’s Rwanda plan fell through.
But No 10 insisted they were “not actively pursuing any proposals” to ship asylum-seekers there.
It comes after Home Office Minister Sarah Dines told Times Radio this morning that “additional measures” were being considered.
Insiders admitted new advice had been sought but the plan was found to be unworkable.