UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal
UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum dealJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCThe UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled.The Rwandan government had sought to sue the UK for more than £100m - saying it had breached the terms of the deal.Signed by the previous Conservative government, it was meant to see the UK pay Rwanda to host asylum seekers who had arrived illegally in the UK.Lawyers representing the UK during the three-day hearing in the Netherlands had argued that it was "entirely logical" the plan would be scrapped when Labour came to power and "simple common sense" that no further payments would be due.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.RwandaRefugees and asylum seekersالمصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
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