James Cleverly has travelled to the Rwandan capital Kigali to sign a new legally binding treaty with the East African country, which the government hopes will see asylum seekers who arrive in the UK on small boats sent to Rwanda. The home secretary said categorically at a post-signing press conference on Tuesday that the UK has not paid any more money to Rwanda in addition to the £140 million already handed over. But he signalled that there will "inevitably" be further costs to cover the new burdens imposed on the Rwandan legal system. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:12 >> And now signing the G-team.
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00:28 >> Next, James Nalaka.
00:29 [ Background noise ]
00:32 [ Applause ]
00:44 >> As you have said, Rwanda has now established a strong reputation for the humane
00:53 and professional administration of refugees and migrants.
00:59 This is something understood by the UK and the multilateral community.
01:06 The treaty that we signed today builds on that joint work.
01:12 It takes the positive professional attitude that you and your governments display
01:19 and allies it with the work that the UK is doing to ensure
01:26 that we break the business model of those evil people smuggling gangs.
01:32 First of all, let me make it clear.
01:35 The Rwandan government has not asked for
01:39 and we have not provided any funding linked to the signing of this treaty.
01:44 The financial arrangement which inevitably comes as part
01:49 of an international agreement reflects the cost that may be imposed on Rwanda
01:56 through the changes that this partnership has created in their systems,
02:05 in their legal systems, and in their institutions.