"Constitutionally really quite extraordinary" – that's the view of former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption on the government's plan to use emergency law to "change the facts" and declare Rwanda safe. Is he right?
The home secretary delivered the classic ministerial non-response, telling the BBC: "Find me two lawyers and I will give you three opinions." Unfortunately, James Cleverly was also unable to deny he had used the word "batshit" to describe the Rwanda scheme, which somewhat undercut his insouciance.
