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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Civil servants obliged to carry out Tory Rwanda deportations, court rules

Rishi Sunak's head above a 'stop the boat' sign
Labour’s election victory is likely to mean the end of Rishi Sunak’s stalled plan to send people to Rwanda. Photograph: Leon Neal/PA

Guidance drawn up by Conservative ministers which told civil servants to ignore Strasbourg rulings and remove asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, the high court has ruled.

The FDA trade union, which represents senior civil servants, brought legal action claiming senior Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement the government’s Rwanda deportation bill.

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