Home secretary James Cleverly has said the UK government was not pursuing ‘cheap and quick popularity’ by signing an agreement with the Rwandan government in the hope of sending people seeking asylum to east Africa as he became the third UK home secretary in 19 months to do so on Tuesday.
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The Home Office claims this treaty enhances the functions of a monitoring committee in Rwanda to ensure compliance with obligations, such as reception conditions, processing of asylum claims, and treatment and support for asylum seekers.
Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister, Vincent Biruta, said the country had been ‘unfairly treated’ by the courts, international organisations and the media. He invited critics to offer ‘alternatives’ to the plan and said now was the time to move forward with the partnership.
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