New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “dead and buried” Saturday during his first news conference since his Labour Party won a landslide election victory Starmer said he was scrapping the policy announced by Conservative Party predecessor Rishi Sunak in 2022 but never acted upon due to court challenges. “The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started,” Starmer told reporters, according to the Associated Press. “It’s never acted as a deterrent. Almost the opposite.” Sunak claimed his plan would “stop the boats” that carry…