BBCNEWS Verified July 2, 2024
britain and rwanda have signed a new treaty aimed at getting the uk government's flagship asylum policy operational, following a series of legal challenges. the policy — first announced in april 2022 — would see some asylum seekers sent to rwanda to claim asylum there. but it hit legal setbacks and was blocked in its previous form by the uk supreme court. after signing the agreement during a visit to kigali, the home secretary james cleverly said he believed the new treaty addressed all the concerns raised by the supreme court. he said he can't see "any credible reason" to questi...