What Next for Rishi Sunak's "Stop the Boats" Strategy
The Supreme Court rules that sending some asylum-seekers to Rwanda would be unlawful - so how does the PM meet his key pledge to voters to "stop the boats"?
Rishi Sunak has said he will press ahead with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - despite the policy being ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. The Prime Minister said a new legally-binding treaty was being agreed with Kigali, and he remained committed to his pledge to "stop the boats" which have brought thousands of migrants across the Channel. The five justices on the UK's highest court said that there was a real risk anyone sent to Rwanda could be returned to their home country to face persecution - and said the country had a poor record on human rights. Critics of the plan, including the UN, welcomed the ruling. So what next? Our Home Editor, Mark Easton, has the answers in our latest 5 Questions On podcast.
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