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The UK government’s spending watchdog National Audit Office (NAO) revealed that up to USD 190, 000 will also be paid for each person sent to the East African country over five years. Further, it was revealed that Rwanda in total will receive USD 470 million from the UK as part of the plan to have asylum seekers parked there.
The UK government’s spending watchdog National Audit Office (NAO) revealed up to USD 190, 000 will also be paid for each person sent to the East African country over five years. Further, it was revealed that Rwanda in total will receive USD 470 million from the UK as part of the plan to have asylum seekers parked there.
British Parliament has been calling for greater transparency over the cost of the scheme. The Labour Party has been terming the asylum issue as a national scandal. Rwandan President Paul Kagame suggested U.K. efforts to introduce an asylum deal with his country are taking too long to implement after criticism of the plan has brought about protests, lawsuits, and rulings that have halted it. A Supreme Court ruling in November described the plan as illegal.
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Britain’s Home Secretary James Cleverly and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta signed a new treaty in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, in December. Under the five-year deal, the UK would be able to send individuals who arrive in the country illegally to Rwanda to claim asylum there. Britain and Rwanda first signed the deal in April 2022.
