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
strong relationships, institutional and personal with the devolved administrations and spent time with each of theirfirst administrations and spent time with each of their first ministers, told them i was there cabinet secretary as well. they should think of me and supporting them as well. i wanted to make sure that the devolved administrations, recognising the different districts, the more collaboration the better. the devolved administrations were invited to attend the groups. was that a writer an invitation? it would be an invitation. cabinet committees do not normally involve devolved administrations for obvious reasons. they weren t included routinely in the international one because that is entirely preserved, but they were asked to join the others. and the expectation was that they were included. it wasn tjust they were included. it wasn tjust they would be invited ad hoc, they were part of that process. that was very much the intention. find were part of that process
also this hour, how climate change is transforming the british garden. they will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. and looking for love online one rhino‘s search for a partner on the dating app tinder. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour party has switched its election campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins the general election. labour says it would scrap tuition fees and restore bursaries for student nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. the party says it would end the current 1% cap on wage increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, overworked and underpaid by the government. labour says. and it says its policies would be paid for by reversing corporation tax cuts. the party says a labour government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that staffing levels in hospitals are safe. the shadow health secretary, jon ashworth, sai
about to kiss and make up but, following an apparently softer tone from washington, the chinese government, which had urged both sides to show restraint, saw some positive seeds of hope. translation: we have noted the relevant comments and have noted the messages conveyed in these comments, hoping to resolve the korean nuclear issue peacefully through dialogue and consultation. we believe this message is positive and should be affirmed. president trump s approach to north korea s growing nuclear programme is carrot and stick. on one hand, calling for tougher international sanctions, on the other, accelerating the deployment in south korea of the american anti missile defence system known as thaad. a south korean defence ministry spokesman said the decision to deploy thaad had been taken as a direct result of the grave security situation in the region. following this week s high profile joint american military exercise with south korea, what isn t clear is if president trump h
also in the next hour, the heavyweights head for wembley. around 90,000 people will pack into the stadium tonight as anthonyjoshua faces wladimir klitschko in the richest bout in british boxing history. and at ii.30pm we ll bring you india s millenials, where the bbc speaks to young adults from mumbai, from across the social classes, about their hopes and dreams. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the 27 remaining european union countries have unanimously adopted guidelines for negotiating britain s withdrawal. the president of the european council, donald tusk, said the summit in brussels had approved a firm and fair mandate for setting the terms of brexit. my colleague ben brown is in brussels. the first thing donald tusk said, which was of huge interest, was he emphasised what he called the outstanding unity of the 27 as they press ahead? that is right. unity has been the watchword among the remaining 27 eu leaders and there have been plenty of summits here in brussels t