after the country s highest court ruled that the government s policy was unlawful. the court found there was a real risk that asylum seekers who were sent to rwanda could be wrongly assessed, and returned to their country of origin, where they could face persecution. rishi sunak says new emergency legislation will enable parliament to confirm rwanda is safe and that he remained committed to stopping thousands of migrants crossing the channel in small boats every year. here s our political editor chris mason: the geography of power parliament in the background this morning. the supreme court in focus. refugees cannot be returned to their countries of origin if their life and freedom would be threatened. it s known as the principal of non refoulment, and at precisely ten o clock this morning it proved crucial. the legal test which has to be applied in this case is whether there are substantial grounds for believing that asylum seekers sent to rwanda would be at real risk of
lipstick you live to san francisco where you can seejoe biden sitting around a table with china s xi jinping. you can see them all there. we havejust heard jinping. you can see them all there. we have just heard that that meeting, that is just got under way between the two powers, began with a short speech. we will try and bring you back to that, but i can tell you thatjoe biden began that meeting with president xijinping thatjoe biden began that meeting with president xi jinping with a short speech, saying we have known each other for a long short speech, saying we have known each otherfor a long time, our meetings have always been candid, straightforward and useful. he said i think it is paramount that you and i think it is paramount that you and i understand each other and clearly, later to later. joe biden added that we have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict. a crucial meeting, it is the first time they had met for over a year. joe biden also said to