The Irish government said it was drafting emergency legislation to return asylum seekers to Britain, after seeing a surge of people leaving there for sanctuary in Ireland.

Ireland's government said on Tuesday it planned to enact legislation by the end of May allowing it to resume sending asylum seekers back to the United Kingdom.

Ireland is planning emergency legislation that would allow it to deport asylum-seekers arriving from Northern Ireland back to the UK, the latest salvo in a mounting dispute between the two countries over migration.

The UK has an operational agreement with Ireland on the Common Travel Area which Dublin says provides for returning asylum seekers, but No 10 has said this is not legally binding

Irish have said they will not be a ‘loophole’ for other countries’ migration ‘challenges’ as PM claims spat shows Rwanda plan is working

Rishi Sunak is asking for “urgent clarification” of the Irish government’s intentions, telling Dublin that it should not build checkpoints on the border.