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Britain will not have to pay Rwanda millions over asylum deal, court rules

  • The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled the UK does not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions after Prime Minister Keir Starmer cancelled the deportation deal.
  • Only four people were ever sent to Rwanda under the plan, and the UK says the previous government wasted about £700 million on the policy.
  • Rwanda said it respects the decision, but ties with Britain remain strained over a paused aid package and disputes over Rwanda’s alleged role in the DRC conflict.
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