British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
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Jan 28 (Reuters) – Rwanda said late on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) that it had filed an arbitration case against Britain over a cancelled asylum deal, which British Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024.
Under the deal, agreed between the two countries before Mr. Starmer took office, Rwanda would have been paid to take in migrants who had illegally arrived in Britain.
Rwanda’s government said in a post on X that it had submitted a notice to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, arguing Britain had breached the financial arrangements of the deal.
Published – January 28, 2026 01:06 pm IST
