Following the General Election, the new Labour Government has said the deportation policy will be scrapped.
Three asylum seekers who brought legal action over their potential removals to Rwanda have had their cases resolved at the High Court.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described the scheme as ‘dead and buried before it started’ Sir James Eadie KC, for the Home Office, said: “In relation to the three named claimants these claimants’ cases will be fully disposed of and withdrawn subject to the Secretary of State paying their costs.”
He told the PA news agency: “They don’t know what the position is, they will have to wait for another few months.“Many of these people are highly vulnerable, victims of torture, victims of trafficking, and they’ve not been able to move on with their lives… they have had Rwanda hanging over their heads.
“The Government must restore the right to seek asylum in the UK in line with international law and ensure people can have their cases processed here in a fair and timely way.” According to the MEDP, either government could have axed the agreement, but it will only formally end three months after the other party is notified in writing.
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