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Commonwealth summit: Boris Johnson and Prince Charles head to Rwanda for talks

PM hoping row over deportation flights does not overshadow talks on trade and climate change

The Independent UK

‘Impossible’ to say how many Rwanda flights needed to deter Channel crossings

The Home Office permanent secretary said the controversial scheme’s success should be measured by the number of journeys deterred.

The Independent UK

Rwanda policy risks refugees taking more dangerous routes to UK, Home Office admits

THE Government’s Rwanda policy risks encouraging refugees to take “more dangerous” journeys to get to the UK, a top Home Office mandarin has…

The National (Scotland)

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Nine in 10 people refused asylum in 2020 free to remain in UK

Exclusive: Home Office criticised as figures show 3,632 applicants were turned down, of which only 314 were returned

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda is a brutal, repressive regime. Holding the Commonwealth summit there is a sham

Uniting heads of government in Kigali exposes a gaping hole in the association’s values, says author Michela Wrong

The Guardian - UK

Legislation to allow Rwanda flights will 'remove everybody's human rights'

THE UK Government has been accused of “removing everybody’s human rights” as it unveiled new legislation which will allow it to go ahead with…

The National (Scotland)

Charles and Camilla hear about Rwandan genocide atrocities

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial over the 1994 killing of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis.

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Charles and Camilla lay wreath for victims of Rwandan genocide

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall on Wednesday paid a moving tribute to the victims of the Rwanda genocide.

Evening Standard

As Prince Charles anchors Commonwealth, challenges ahead

Prince Charles has become the first British royal to visit Rwanda, representing Queen Elizabeth II as the ceremonial head of the Commonwealth at a summit where both the 54-nation bloc and the monarchy face uncertainty

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘face backlash over flights to Rwanda’

Dominic Raab says a “robust approach” will be taken to ensure future migrant flights leave for Rwanda

Evening Standard

Rwanda policy could create ‘more dangerous’ routes to UK, Home Office admits

‘It would be a pyrrhic victory if this set of policies were successful in closing down the small boat route but created something even more dangerous,’ Matthew Rycroft tells MPs

The Independent UK

UK to bring in new Bill of Rights after migrant deportation defeat

Britain will begin legislating on Wednesday for a new Bill of Rights to give the government the power to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which last week blocked ministers' plans to send migrants to Rwanda.

Reuters

Britain will stay in European human rights court, says minister

Britain will remain under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday, days after the court blocked the government's move to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Reuters

Warning UK Government ‘failed to learn Windrush lessons’ as new monument unveiled

THE UK Government has been accused of failing to learn from the “disgraceful” Windrush scandal over its much-criticised plans to deport asylum…

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news – live: Rees-Mogg accused of Brexit ‘gimmick’ and ‘vanity project’

Brexit opportunities minister claims new list of scrapped laws will usher in ‘British-style revolution’

The Independent UK

Charles to meet survivors and perpetrators of Rwanda genocide before CHOGM

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting brings together leaders from 54 nations.

Daily Mirror

Former footballer helping organise Prince Charles's emotional trip to Rwanda

When Prince Charles finally begins his completely coincidental work there today, representing the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit, eyebrows may rise

The Guardian - UK

No 10 to set out sweeping plans to override power of human rights court

Proposal to replace Human Rights Act with bill of rights is effort to make government ‘untouchable’, say critics

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The Independent UK

European decisions halting Rwanda deportations could be ignored under Raab plans

The Deputy Prime Minister wants the successor to the Human Rights Act to assert British courts do not always need to follow case law from Strasbourg.

Daily Mirror

Tories will block courts from ruling on human rights violations in 'dangerous power grab'

Boris Johnson is accused of 'ransacking' Brits' human rights as he plans to stop some human rights cases being heard in the High Court - and overrule European judges entirely to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Charles and Camilla arrive in Rwanda as Commonwealth heads meet

Charles will represent the Queen at the global summit of prime ministers and presidents in Kigali.

The Independent UK

‘They’re keeping me here like a criminal’: Asylum seekers still locked up after failed Rwanda flight

Ministers accused of subjecting vulnerable people to ‘cruel experiment’

Radio France Internationale

East African leaders agree on regional force to tackle rise of militias in DRC

East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?

The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis.

Al Jazeera

East Africa leaders agree regional force to quell DR Congo crisis

The decision comes as fighting escalates in DRC’s northeast, with Kinshasa claiming Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels.

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