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Rwanda Sues UK Over Scrapped Migrant Deal

The government has launched legal action against the UK, filing a case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over payments it said were owed under the now-scrapped migrant deal between the two countries.

Rwanda argued that the UK failed to honour financial commitments made under the agreement, which the former Conservative government signed to relocate some asylum seekers to Rwanda in return for payments to support its economy. The deal was cancelled in 2024 by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, with the Home Office stating that £220 million in scheduled future payments would no longer be made and vowing to defend its position.

The policy, which aimed to deter Channel crossings, cost the UK about £700 million in total, including £290 million already paid to Rwanda, while only four volunteers were relocated before the plan was formally abandoned.

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