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UK Wins Legal Case Over Collapsed Rwanda Asylum Agreement
The UK will not have to pay Rwanda compensation after an international court ruled in favour of the British government over the collapsed Rwanda asylum deal. Rwanda had sought more than £100 million. They argued that the UK breached the agreement after Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the scheme shortly after taking office in 2024. The plan was originally introduced under Boris Johnson and later championed by Rishi Sunak. It aimed to send asylum seekers who arrived illegally in the UK to Rwanda for processing and possible resettlement. However, it faced repeated legal challenges, including intervention from the European Court of Human Rights, and was eventually abandoned by Labour as part of its election promises. Rwanda argued