as an opportunity to make the case, and they re actually preparing for this to go to court and be challenged legally. we ve also had an interesting insight into the policy formulation process it turns out that officials in the home office weren t able to precisely quantify the potential benefits of this plan, so they weren t able to approve it. and so, the british home secretary, priti patel, had to use a technique called a ministerial direction to actually get the policy signed off. home office sources defending that decision say you can t let a lack of data or imprecise computer and economic models stop the government taking action. and in terms of what this action will look like we heard earlier from a home office minister who could give very few details about how this scheme will actually work in practice which makes me think it s more of an idea for a plan than a fully worked out plan. more than 150 palestinians have been injured during clashes
in the home office weren t able to precisely quantify the potential benefits of this plan, and so they weren t able to approve it. and so the british home secretary, priti patel, had to use a technique called a ministerial direction to actually get the policy signed off. home office sources defending that decision, saying, you can t let a lack of data or imprecise computer and economic models stop the government taking action. and in terms of what this action is going to look like, we heard earlier from a home office minister who could give very few details about how this scheme will actually work in practice, which makes me think it s more of an idea for a plan than a fully worked out plan. disaster teams in the south african province of kwazulu natal are on high alert forfurtherfloods as more rain is expected over this weekend. 400 people are now known to have died. people in the area have been urged to move away from low lying areas.
an unacceptable breach of international law. here s our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. there s been quite a lot of criticism of this uk government plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda eventually. criticism has come from the un refugee agency, from a former international development secretary, and from a former immigration minister. but i think the government knew they would get this pushback i think they might even be relishing it, because they see it as an opportunity to make the case, and they re actually preparing for this to go to court and be challenged, legally. we ve also had an interesting insight into the policy formulation process it turns out that officials in the home office weren t able to precisely quantify the potential benefits of this plan, so they weren t able to approve it. and so, the british home secretary, priti patel, had to use a technique called a ministerial direction to actually get the policy signed off. home office sources defending