UK to offer migrants ‘thousands to move to Rwanda voluntarily’

The UK government believes the latest plans are ready to come into effect quickly (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Migrants who have been refused asylum will be offered thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda under a new “voluntary” scheme as the UK government faces an ongoing parliamentary battle over its stalled deportation plan.

The proposals, which are separate to the ambition to send people to the east African nation to have their claims processed there instead of in Britain, have already been agreed with Kigali, it is understood.