boats crisis, that the threat of being forcibly removed to east africa will deter people from crossing the channel and entering the uk illegally. however, the home office s own impact assessment says there s little or no evidence that it will work. the home secretary, who recently visited migrant accommodation in the rwandan capital, kigali, argues the deal the government with rwanda just over a year ago guarantees the human rights of migrants. this is clearly a matter for the home office to update the house on. we respect the court s decision, and i think there will be a statement later today from the home secretary on that matter. but opponents argue rwanda is not a safe enough place for asylum seekers, and the systems of monitoring and oversight are not good enough to protect people from torture and inhuman treatment. what needs to happen is that the government of rwanda needs to show they can create a fair asylum system. and what s important for our case is that if the home office
for a final hearing later this year. the prime minister could barely contain his anger, issuing a statement saying he fundamentally disagreed with the court s conclusion, insisting rwanda was safe, and that it was britain and its government who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs. the home secretary, who recently visited migrant accommodation in rwanda, has confirmed the government does intend to appeal. but government lawyers will also be working out whether having no safe country they can lawfully send migrants to means the controversial illegal migration bill is now fatally flawed. well, the system is rigged against the british people, it s as simple as that. that s why we re changing the laws through our illegal migration bill. that s why we are rolling out a ground breaking partnership with rwanda, which we believe is lawful, with a country that we believe is safe. so we need to change the system, we need to change our laws. that s how we re going to stop the boats.
risk that persons sent to rwanda will be returned to their home countries where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment, when in fact they have a good claim for asylum. in that sense, rwanda is not a safe third country. the government will be disappointed by today s majorityjudgement. a blow for the home secretary who has expressed her personal enthusiasm for getting flights to rwanda started as soon as possible. but that s not the end of the legal journey. the matter will almost certainly now move to the supreme court for a final hearing later this year. the prime minister could barely contain his anger, issuing a statement saying he fundamentally disagreed with the court s conclusion, insisting rwanda was safe, and that it was britain and its government who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs. the home secretary, who recently visited migrant accommodation in rwanda, has confirmed the government does intend to appeal. but government lawyers will also be