Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to continue with the plan, stating that the principle of removing asylum-seekers to a safe third country is lawful.
The government has already paid more than £140m to the Rwandan government for the scheme, the breakdown of which it has refused to disclose.
The government is now considering options, including negotiating a new deal with Rwanda, upgrading the agreement, and adding new nations to the list of so-called safe countries.
The UK government argues that the Rwanda policy will deter people from risking their lives crossing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and will break the business model of people-smuggling gangs.
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful.
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. The plan, initiated by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2022 and championed by current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, aimed to deter asylum seekers from making the dangerous journey across the Channel from Europe. The court upheld an appeal court ruling that there was a risk of deported refugees having their claims wrongly assessed in Rwanda or being returned to their country of origin to face persecution.
Despite the ruling, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to continue with the plan, stating that the principle of removing asylum-seekers to a safe third country is lawful. The government is now considering options, including negotiating a new deal with Rwanda, upgrading the agreement, and adding new nations to the list of so-called safe countries. If unsuccessful, Sunak is prepared to consider changing UK law and leaving international human rights treaties.
The UK government argues that the Rwanda policy will deter people from risking their lives crossing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and will break the business model of people-smuggling gangs. However, no asylum seekers were ever sent to Rwanda due to legal challenges. The Rwandan government has responded to the ruling, stating that they take their humanitarian responsibilities seriously.
The ruling is a setback for Sunak, who is facing political turmoil within his party. The ruling came after the sacked home secretary, Suella Braverman, accused the prime minister of breaking an agreement to insert clauses into UK law that would have blocked off legal challenges under the European convention on human rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act. The government has already paid more than £140m to the Rwandan government for the scheme, the breakdown of which it has refused to disclose.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to continue with the plan, stating that the principle of removing asylum-seekers to a safe third country is lawful.
The government is working on a treaty with Rwanda to address the court's concerns.
If unsuccessful, Sunak is prepared to consider changing UK law and leaving international human rights treaties.
The plan, initiated by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2022, aimed to deter asylum seekers from making the dangerous journey across the Channel from Europe.
The government is now considering options, including negotiating a new deal with Rwanda, upgrading the agreement, and adding new nations to the list of so-called safe countries.
The ruling is a setback for Sunak, who is facing political turmoil within his party.
No asylum seekers were ever sent to Rwanda due to legal challenges.
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The court’s unanimous rejection of the government’s flagship immigration policy is the latest setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a time of intense political turmoil in the Conservative Party, which has held power for 13 years and is lagging in the polls.
The UK government argues that the Rwanda policy will deter people from risking their lives crossing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and will break the business model of people-smuggling gangs.
The Rwandan government has responded to the ruling, stating that they take their humanitarian responsibilities seriously.
The ruling came after the sacked home secretary, Suella Braverman, accused the prime minister of breaking an agreement to insert clauses into UK law that would have blocked off legal challenges under the European convention on human rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act.
The government has already paid more than £140m to the Rwandan government for the scheme, the breakdown of which it has refused to disclose.
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A meeting of hard-right Conservative MPs on Wednesday morning to consider the judgment was expected to back calls to leave the ECHR.