Boris Johnson will hold talks with the Prince of Wales in Rwanda after the heir to the throne’s reported criticism of the policy of sending asylum seekers to the African country on a one-way ticket. The Prime Minister is planning to avoid visiting the accommodation in Kigali where migrants deported from the UK would be sent under the flagship policy.
Mr Johnson will join Charles on Thursday in the east African country’s capital, where they are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm). The meeting between the Prime Minister and Charles will be the first time they have spoken since the service for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
It was subsequently reported that Charles has described the policy of sending asylum seekers who arrive in the UK after unauthorised journeys as “appalling” in private remarks. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “They will encounter each other during the summit but they are due to have a bilateral discussion as well."
