UK will not have to pay Rwanda £100m over failed asylum scheme, court rules
Summary
An international court ruled that the UK does not have to pay Rwanda more than £100 million over a failed migrant deportation plan started by Boris Johnson’s government. The court decided the UK was not responsible for two years of payments after the plan was canceled in 2024.Key Facts
- The UK made a deal in 2022 with Rwanda to send some asylum seekers arriving illegally to Rwanda.
- The plan faced legal and political problems and was declared illegal by the UK Supreme Court.
- When Keir Starmer became UK prime minister in 2024, he canceled the scheme.
- Rwanda sued the UK for over £100 million, saying the UK broke the agreement and owed money.
- The court ruled the UK did not have to pay two years of outstanding costs linked to the plan.
- Only four people went to Rwanda under the scheme, and all were voluntary.
- The UK had already paid about £290 million to Rwanda before the plan ended.
- Rwanda claimed it was not properly informed before the UK canceled the deal and had spent a lot preparing for it.
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