Home Secretary James Cleverly has today signed a new Rwanda deal, in a bid to crack down on the UK’s growing illegal migration numbers.
Speaking at a press conference in Kigali, Rwanda, Cleverly said the new deal will address “all the issues” raised by the Supreme Court, when it blocked the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to the East African country.
Joined by Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta, the pair signed the new treaty following a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, which branded the Governments policy on migration “unlawful”.
Domestic legislation is also set to be put in place so the Parliament can assert Rwanda is a ‘safe country’ for asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain.
Cleverly told Biruta: “Your country has made a clear and unambiguous commitment to the safety of people who come here. That has been displayed, we have seen that in practice.”
