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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal

Boris Johnson and Prince Charles to hold Rwanda talks

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at the Kigali Genocide Memorial
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Wednesday. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Boris Johnson will have a potentially awkward meeting with the Prince of Wales in Rwanda after the heir to the throne criticised the government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to the east African state.

The talks will take place at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in Kigali this week. Prince Charles reportedly described the government’s plan to fly people 4,000 miles on a one-way ticket as “appalling”.

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