UK won’t have to pay Rwanda over cancelled asylum seekers deal

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UK won't have to pay Rwanda over cancelled asylum seekers deal

The UK won’t have to pay millions of pounds to Rwanda over a cancelled deal to send failed asylum seekers there after winning a legal case.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the agreement shortly after he took office and Rwanda tried to sue for more than £100 million.

Lawyers for the UK said it was "simple common sense" that Labour would cancel the plan when it came to power.

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Date: June 1, 2026