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UK home secretary set to sign new asylum treaty in Rwanda
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 5, 2023
British Home Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday to sign a new treaty to send asylum seekers to the African nation after the UK's top court declared the deportation scheme unlawful. The Rwanda plan is at the centre of the government's strategy to cut migration and is being watched closely by other countries...
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Published on December 5, 2023 - 02:08
James Cleverly signs new asylum treaty with Rwanda
James Cleverly has travelled to the Rwandan capital Kigali to sign a new legally binding treaty with the East African country, which the government hopes will see asylum seekers who arrive in the UK on small boats sent to Rwanda. The home secretary said categorically at a post-signing press conference on Tuesday that the UK has not paid any more money to Rwanda in addition to the £140 million already handed over. But he signalled that there will "inevitably" be further costs to cover the new burdens imposed on the Rwandan legal system. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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