"The Rwandan government has launched legal action against the UK to seek payments it claims it is owed under a scrapped migrant deal between the two countries. Rwanda has filed a case with the Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, arguing the UK has failed to honour commitments made in a deal to send some asylum seekers to the African nation."
"The prime minister's spokesman said the government would "robustly defend our position to protect British taxpayers". "The Rwanda scheme was a complete disaster," the spokesman told reporters. "It wasted 700m of taxpayer cash to return just four volunteers." The Rwandan government has not responded to the BBC's requests for comment. But the country's ministry of foreign affairs pointed us towards an article about the arbitration proceedings in the New Times, a Rwandan newspaper."
Rwanda has initiated proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, claiming the UK did not honour payment commitments under a migrant relocation agreement. The original deal, signed by the previous Conservative government, involved UK payments to host asylum seekers and support Rwanda's economy. Prime Minister Keir Starmer cancelled the arrangement in 2024, and the Home Office said £220m in scheduled future payments would not have to be paid. The UK government says it will robustly defend its position to protect taxpayers. The earlier policy cost about £700m and saw only four volunteers moved; the treaty contained a break clause allowing termination by written notice.
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