yesterday s flight cost a couple of hundred thousand pounds but never took off. in strasbourg, the european court of human rights said first the legality of the whole scheme must be decided by british courts. labour says the whole policy is flawed. even under their plans, they are not proposing that everyone who comes across the english channel goes to rwanda. i think their estimates are round about 20 30%. so i am afraid it will not be a deterrent, it will not work, it probably will be abandoned and it will cost the uk taxpayer millions and millions of pounds. 0ne application the court ruled on was brought by an iraqi man who arrived in the uk a month ago. doctors say he may have been the victim of torture. he was told his asylum claim was inadmissible. his lawyers say it is open to the government to argue before the court in strasbourg if it wants to overturn the decision,
even under their plans, they are not proposing that everyone who comes across the english channel goes to rwanda. i think their estimates are round about 20 30%. so i am afraid it will not be a deterrent, it will not work, it probably will be abandoned and it will cost the uk taxpayer millions and millions of pounds. one application the court ruled on was brought by an iraqi man who arrived in the uk a month ago. doctors say he may have been the victim of torture. he was told his asylum claim was inadmissible. his lawyers say it is open to the government to argue before the court in strasbourg if it wants to overturn the decision, or it can change the law in the uk. alternatively, you could do what you should do in a democracy, what you are expected to do, and put through a law, put the matter to parliament, and have statute that would approve
in the last hour, the home secretary said she was disappointed by the ruling, and that the government would not be put off by what she called inevitable last minute legal challenges. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. on the south coast today, no sign that the prospect of being sent to rwanda is deterring new arrivals. the government s policy is on hold. but the home secretary this lunchtime insisted it will happen. we remain committed to this policy. these repeated legal barriers are very similar to those that we experienced with all other removal flights and we believe we are fully compliant to our domestic and international obligations and preparations for our future flights and the next flight has already begun. yesterday s flight cost a couple of hundred thousand pounds but never took off. in strasbourg, the european court of human rights said first the legality of the whole scheme must be decided by british courts. labour says the whole policy is flawed.
this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines. a number of people were charged by the england and wales cricket board following investigations into allegations of racism at yorkshire county cricket club. ministers say they are planning a new flight of asylum seekers to rwanda after the first flight was grounded last night following a ruling by the european court of human rights. iitruiilyiiie following a ruling by the european court of human rights. court of human rights. while the decision by court of human rights. while the decision by the court of human rights. while the decision by the strasbourg - court of human rights. while the decision by the strasbourg court i court of human rights. while the i decision by the strasbourg court to intervene was surprising considering the repeated judgments to the contrary in our domestic courts, we remain committed to this policy. network rail says three days of strike action next week will mean six days of disruption and half the
this is bbc news, i am rebecca jones, the headlines at two. a number of people are charged by the england and wears cricket board following its investigation into allegations of racism at yorkshire county cricket club. ministers say they re planning a new flight of asylum seekers to rwanda, after the first plane was grounded last night by a ruling from the european court of human rights. whilst this decision by the strasbourg court in geneva was disappointing and surprising given the repeated and considered judgments to the contrary in our domestic courts, we remain committed to this policy. this is a shambles and it is shameful, and the home secretary has no one but herself to blame. network rail says three days of strike action next week will mean six days of disruption and half the railway lines in