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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone

Boris Johnson tells Rishi Sunak to override court on Rwanda deportation scheme

PA Wire

Boris Johnson has urged Rishi Sunak to change the law to make the government's policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda legal – after it was shot down by judges.

The Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that the policy was unlawful – rejecting the idea that Rwanda represented a “safe third country" and preventing the government from sending people there.

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