five judges unanimously ruled against his flagship policy to deal with illegal migration. they said rwanda has a poor record on human rights and also that if they go to rwanda, there would then be a a real risk of genuine refugees being sent back to the countries they d originally fled from. mr sunak said the ruling was not the outcome we wanted but he said he s now looking at a new agreement with rwanda in the form of a treaty. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. today was judgment day. does the government have the right to send some asylum seekers to rwanda? the verdict, no. the judges agreed there were substantial grounds to believe there was a real risk that genuine refugees could wrongly be sent back from rwanda to countries they fled from. the changes needed to eliminate the risk of fulfilment may be needed in the future but they have not been shown to be in place now. the home secretary s appeal is therefore dismissed. they also agreed there hadn t
welcome to verified live, the uk supreme court has ruled that the government s policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is unlawful. in a significant blow to the prime minister, five judges unanimously ruled against his flagship policy to stop illegal migration. they said rwanda has a poor record on human rights and also that if refugees went to rwanda, there d be a a real risk of them being sent back to the countries they d originally fled from. rishi sunak said he s now looking at alternative steps, which would mean migrants could still be sent to rwanda. he is under pressure from his own mps, with theirs urging him to ignore the laws. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. today was judgment day. does the government have the right to send some asylum seekers to rwanda? the verdict, no. the judges agreed there were substantial grounds to believe there was a real risk that genuine refugees could wrongly be sent back from rwanda to countries they fled from, s