UK signs new migration treaty with Rwanda to evade courts
Britain's Home Secretary James Cleverly (L) and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta exchange documents after signing a new treaty in Kigali, Rwanda on December 5, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Britain and Rwanda signed a new treaty on Tuesday in a bid to revive a controversial proposal by London to transfer migrants to the country.
The agreement was signed by Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and British interior minister James Cleverly, who travelled to Kigali to salvage London's stalled bid to send migrants to Rwanda after the UK Supreme Court blocked an earlier arrangement as unlawful.
