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UK has already paid £120m for stalled Rwanda deal

Britain has already paid Rwanda £120 million to take migrants despite the deal being grounded by legal challenges. Officials for the east African nation’s government confirmed it has received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed in ...

22 Jul 2022 at 13:15

Johnson defends Rwanda plan ‘teething problems’ ahead of double legal challenge

Johnson defends Rwanda asylum plan ahead of double legal challenge

Boris Johnson has again defended the Government’s controversial immigration policy ahead of legal challenges – and reported concern from the Prince of Wales – over its plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda as early as Tuesday. The Prime ...

13 Jun 2022 at 13:49

Court of Appeal to rule on first Rwanda flight as Johnson defends plan

Court of Appeal judges are due to rule on whether to block the first flight in the Government’s controversial plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after Boris Johnson defended the policy. The Prime Minister has said the Government had ...

13 Jun 2022 at 14:11

Last-ditch bid to block Rwanda deportation flight rejected by Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal judges have rejected a last-ditch legal bid to block the first flight due to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda under a controversial Government policy. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), which represents more ...

13 Jun 2022 at 19:40

High Court refuses to block first flight to Rwanda

The first flight as part of the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, a High Court judge has ruled. Several people due to be given a one-way ticket to the east African nation as part of Home Secretary ...

11 Jun 2022 at 00:07

First Rwanda flight set to go ahead as campaigners lose High Court fight

Campaigners have lost a High Court bid to block the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda, paving the way for the first flight to go ahead on Tuesday. Migrants due to be given a one-way ticket to the east African nation as ...

10 Jun 2022 at 20:47

Charles ‘described Government’s Rwanda migrant policy as appalling’

The Prince of Wales is said to be “more than disappointed” by the Government’s policy to send migrants to Rwanda, with reports that he privately described the move as “appalling”. It comes after Home Secretary Priti Patel ...

11 Jun 2022 at 22:15

Government’s Rwanda plan ‘is not safe’, court told

The Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is “not safe”, lawyers have told the High Court. Migrants due to be given a one-way ticket to the east African nation as part of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s bid to curb ...

10 Jun 2022 at 17:06

Judges showed ‘deference’ to Home Office view of Rwanda’s promises, court told

Judges showed ‘deference’ to Home Office view on Rwanda safety promises – court

Judges showed “excessive deference” to the Home Office’s view towards promises by the Rwandan government that asylum seekers there would be protected from ill-treatment, the Court of Appeal has heard. In December, two ...

24 Apr 2023 at 14:26

Asylum seekers can widen scope of Rwanda policy appeals, judge rules

Asylum seekers facing removal to Rwanda can appeal against Home Office decisions over alleged errors in the consideration of whether relocation poses a risk to their human rights, a judge has ruled. A group of ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:38

Government can appeal against Rwanda decision at Supreme Court

The Government has been given the go-ahead to take a legal battle over its Rwanda deportation policy to the Supreme Court. The move was welcomed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who reiterated her belief ...

13 Jul 2023 at 17:30

Ministers to seek appeal after judges declare Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

The Home Secretary lashed out at “phoney humanitarianism” hindering efforts to stop Channel crossings as the Government lost the latest court battle over its plans to send migrants to Rwanda. Suella ...

29 Jun 2023 at 18:52

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