Rishi Sunak Promises Legislation to Make Rwanda ‘Safe Country’ After Supreme Court Setback

The UK Supreme Court ruled the government’s Rwanda policy was unlawful but the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said he planned to introduce legislation.
Rishi Sunak Promises Legislation to Make Rwanda ‘Safe Country’ After Supreme Court Setback
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on artificial intelligence in London on Oct. 26, 2023. Peter Nicholls/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Chris Summers
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The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has reacted to the defeat in the UK Supreme Court for his policy on illegal immigrants by pledging to introduce legislation which would make Rwanda a “safe country.”

On Wednesday five UK Supreme Court judges unanimously backed the Court of Appeal which had ruled the government’s plans to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda for the processing of their asylum applications, were unlawful.
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