UK leader Rishi Sunak and Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame reiterated Tuesday that they expect Britain to soon start sending undocumented migrants to the African country, despite fresh questions over the controversial scheme.
Prime Minister Sunak hosted Kagame at his official residence in London just as a British newspaper reported that properties in Kigali earmarked for the deported migrants had instead been sold to local buyers.
A government spokesperson said Sunak updated President Kagame “on the next stages of the legislation in parliament”, which is at the centre of a standoff.
“Both leaders looked forward to flights departing to Rwanda in the spring,” the spokesperson added.
Sending people to Rwanda is a key part of Sunak’s answer to stopping asylum seekers, who risk their lives crossing the Channel from France in small boats.
