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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jess Glass

What did the Supreme Court say about the Rwanda challenge?

PA Wire

In a unanimous Supreme Court ruling, five of the UK’s most senior judges have ruled that the Government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful.

With a 56-page judgment on Wednesday, the UK’s highest court rejected the Home Office’s argument that problems past and present with Rwanda’s asylum system are “not a reliable guide” to how asylum seekers sent from the UK under the plans would be treated.

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