High Court Deems Rwanda Guidance Lawful as Tories Lose Election

The court ruled that the Civil Service Code doesn’t prevent public servants from implementing ministers’ decisions to contradict international law.

The Royal Courts of Justice building, which houses the High Court of England and Wales, in London on Feb. 3, 2017. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Civil servants can’t boycott the government’s deportation orders on the ground that they contradict international law, the High Court ruled on Friday.

The court dismissed a legal challenge against government guidance on Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda deportation policy hours after the prime minister conceded election defeat.