00:00Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the United Kingdom.
00:05It's saying it's owed more than $130 million as part of a cancelled...
00:10...asylum scheme.
00:12In a submission to the Permanent Court of Arbitration...
00:15...in The Hague, the East African nation says Britain has breached the terms of the migration...
00:20...and a partnership agreed in 2022.
00:23Under the controversial deal...
00:25...London would pay Kigali to accept asylum seekers who arrived in Britain illegally.
00:30Introduced by the Conservative government, current Prime Minister Keir Star...
00:35...Kigali scrapped the plan when he took office in 2024.
00:40Kigali says it agreed to forego further payments if the treaty was terminated...
00:45...and new financial terms were agreed.
00:48But according to Rwanda's filing...
00:50...at the Court of Arbitration, those discussions never took place.
00:55Britain is also accused of reneging on a promise to resettle vulnerable...
01:00...of refugees with complex needs already being hosted by Rwanda.
01:05Before being scramped, the deal faced a number of legal challenges.
01:10Brexit is a good start with the leader...
01:11...the League of Rights.
01:12Brexit is a good start with the law in the UK.
01:13...the League of Rights.
01:14Brexit is a good start with the countries that have been supported by the United States.
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