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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn, Diane Taylor and Pippa Crerar

Battle over Rwanda deportations to continue as No 10 gears up for appeal

Protests outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London over the Rwanda deal agreement in 2022.
Protests outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London over the Rwanda deal agreement in 2022. Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The bitter legal battle over the government’s flagship immigration policy is set to reach new heights after Downing Street insisted it would fight to overturn a ruling that sending refugees to Rwanda was unlawful.

Charities and others were jubilant on Thursday after judges at the court of appeal ruled in favour of campaign groups and 10 affected asylum seekers, while the opposition claimed the policy at heart of Rishi Sunak’s “Stop the Boats” pledge was now unravelling.

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