Transcripts for BBCNEWS Verified Live 20240604 14:12:00

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So far this year, more than 6,000 migrants have made the journey across the channel from Continental Europe to england. Under the policy, anyone entering the uk illegally, could be sent to rwanda, with No Limit on numbers. The government hopes the policy will stop people trying to make the dangerous crossing on small boats. The plan has been strongly criticised by Human Rights Groups and the Uk Supreme Court ruled the policy was unlawful. Here is Mr Sunak setting out a timeline for his plan. The first flight will leave in ten to 12 weeks. Now, of course that is later than we wanted, but we have always been clear that processing will take time and if Labour Peers had not spent weeks holding up the bill in the House Of Lords to try to block these flights altogether, we would have begun this process weeks ago. Lets speak to our political correspondent, harry farley, whos live in westminster. A very significant day. It is, the Prime Minister saying no ifs and

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