Micheál Martin has said the UK’s ‘shocking’ Rwanda policy has seen a surge in asylum seekers arrive in Ireland as Tory leadership hopeful Ms Truss pledges to send more migrants to Africa.

Britain is spending millions of pounds a year on the human rights body whose judges grounded Priti Patel’s Rwanda asylum flight.

The heir to the throne and the Prime Minister are both in Kigali and met privately over a cup of tea – although the chat is not believed to have included the row over the treatment of asylum seekers.

Boris Johnson said he would stress the ‘obvious merits’ of the scheme when they meet for tea tomorrow.

Boris Johnson is in Kigali with wife Carrie for a Commonwealth meeting – and will be on tour abroad for the next week.

The pair are set to meet in the East African country’s capital tomorrow for the first time since the Prince’s displeasure at the controversial policy was reported.

The pair will hold talks in capital Kigali as they both attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo warned people should ‘come and see’ the progress Rwanda has made before passing judgement on the asylum plan.

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MPs and ministers called for the UK to withdraw from European Court of Human Rights after it intervened to stop an Iraqi citizen being deported – just before the flight was due to take off.