The British government responded with an angry tone to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to cancel the deportation of refugees from the United Kingdom to Rwanda, which renewed on Wednesday its full commitment to the partnership with London.
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK government reserves all options with regard to the European Court of Human Rights, including legal reforms.
He added that the UK was considering arranging another trip to Rwanda ahead of the High Court's case next July on the legality of the policy.
For its part, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that she would not allow anyone to dissuade her government from implementing its policy of deporting asylum seekers who it said were arriving in Britain through unsafe and illegal ways.
Patel's comments came in a session before Parliament, a day after the cancellation of her first flight to deport the first batch of asylum seekers to Rwanda, after the decision of the European Court of Human Rights, which the minister described as disappointing and surprising.
The minister insisted that Rwanda is a safe third country to deport refugees and has a good track record in dealing with refugees.
But her shadow counterpart Yvette Cooper accused her of failing to tackle the issue of irregular immigration.
She said that Patel could have reached an agreement with the French to stop the illegal boats and end the problem, but she could not because her relationship with the French had deteriorated.
Money and shame
Cooper added that it was a shame and a shame that the minister was willing to pay millions of pounds to a country thousands of kilometers from Britain to act on her behalf in making decisions about refugees.
The first flight carrying migrants from Britain to Rwanda was supposed to take off yesterday evening, Tuesday, after the Supreme Court rejected appeals aimed at stopping this flight, but the flight was canceled after a last-minute decision by the European Court of Human Rights.
For its part, the Rwandan government confirmed today, Wednesday, its commitment to receiving migrants, despite the cancellation of a trip to transport a number of these people from Britain due to judicial challenges.
"These developments will not discourage us, and Rwanda remains fully committed to making this partnership a success," said government spokeswoman Yolande McCullough.
The British government says the aim of the repatriation scheme is to curb illegal crossings of the Channel, which has been rising despite repeated promises to control it since Brexit.