nov 15, 2023 - Migrant Rwanda Deportation Plans Ruled Unlawful

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The government's plan to send asylum seekers arriving by small boats to Rwanda is in tatters, after the Supreme Court this morning ruled it was unlawful.

The policy was a key part of Rishi Sunak's plan to tackle migrants crossing the Channel and has already cost the UK £140m, but the UK's highest court ruled there had not been a proper assessment of whether Rwanda was safe.

It was a blow for Sunak, who had already made headlines this week when he sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman - a key champion of the Rwanda policy - and shook-up his top team.

Braverman popped up again today, saying the judgement was "no surprise" and the government should bring in emergency laws and "block off" the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Well, Sunak is doing some of that - in a news conference this afternoon the PM said the government would introduce emergency legislation to confirm that Rwanda was safe - and the UK was working on a new treaty with Rwanda.

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