PM will stress 'obvious merits' of Rwanda asylum policy to Prince

Published date24 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The Prime Minister struck out at "condescending" opponents of plans to forcibly remove migrants to the East African nation, a policy the prince is said to have called "appalling"

He was prepared to defend the faltering policy on Friday when Charles hosts him for talks over cups of tea in the Rwandan capital, where they are attending a Commonwealth summit.

Mr Johnson and Rwandan president Paul Kagame claimed the policy is "tackling dangerous smuggling gangs" during discussions, according to No 10.

That is despite no flights having taken off in the two months since a £120 million deal with Rwanda was signed as plans face legal challenges.

The Prime Minister and

Charles's conversation will be their first since it was reported the...

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