UK will not have to pay Rwanda £100m over failed asylum scheme, court rules
An international court has ruled that the UK government is not liable to pay £100 million to Rwanda following the cancellation of a controversial asylum seeker deportation scheme. The agreement, initiated by the Boris Johnson administration, was scrapped by Prime Minister Keir Starmer upon his election in 2024.
Why it matters
This ruling resolves a significant financial and legal dispute regarding a high-profile immigration policy that faced intense scrutiny and eventual rejection by the UK Supreme Court.
A protest against the Rwanda scheme outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in London in 2022. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen A protest against the Rwanda scheme outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in London in 2022. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock Immigration and asylum UK will not have to pay Rwanda £100m over failed asylum scheme, court rules Rwanda had sued UK government over alleged breach of agreement, after scheme scrapped by Labour on first day in office
The article reports on a court ruling with factual detail, citing both the UK government's legal arguments and the context of the policy's cancellation without overt editorializing.
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