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you are watching bbc news. within the past hour, the uk supreme court has ruled that the government s flagship plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, is unlawful. the judges unanimously rejected the government s appeal over its policy of removing asylum seekers to the east african country if they arrive in britain illegally. a response from prime minister rishi sunak is expected in the house of commons this lunchtime. campaigners called the verdict a victory for humanity . he will hold a news conference this afternoon. the president of the supreme court lord reed said there would have been a risk of genuine asylum seekers being returned by rwanda to their home country. we accept the home secretary s submission that the rwandan government entered into the agreement in good faith and that the capacity of the rwandan system to produce accurate and fair decisions can and will be built up. nevertheless, asking ourselves whether there were substantial grounds for believing tha ....
the government believed, this rwanda policy would be a deterrent to people who are considering making that dangerous channel crossing. the government s perspective all it would be. that doesn t take away from the amount of political weight the government has put behind this policy. they have made it essential policy. they have made it essential policy when it comes to immigration. it is the government who has pointed to the rwanda plan. you will remember the former home secretary suella braverman talked about dreaming of putting people in place to rwanda. it is a government that has given such weight to this policy working and that is why it is so significant that the court has now ruled it unlawful. ruled it unlawful. thank you so much. ruled it unlawful. thank you so much- just ruled it unlawful. thank you so much- just got ruled it unlawful. thank you so much. just got a ruled it unlawful. thank you so much. just got a reaction - ruled it unlawful. thank you s ....
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