THE TELEGRAPH: Judges said there is a ‘real risk’ asylum seekers returned to their own country could face ‘ill treatment’ in breach of their human rights
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan was grounded on Wednesday as the UK’s Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful.
The court’s five judges unanimously backed a judgement by the Court of Appeal that the policy was unlawful because of the “real risk” that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda would be returned to their own country where they could face “ill treatment” in breach of their human rights.
Delivering the verdict, Lord Reed, the court’s president, said the justices were “unanimously” of the view that the Court of Appeal was “entitled” to reach that view. “Indeed, having been taken through the evidence ourselves, we agree with their conclusion,” he said.
It represents a major blow for the Prime Minister who has made the Rwanda scheme central to his pledge to “stop the boats” by deterring migrants from making further crossings. » | Charles Hymas, Home Affairs Editor | Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The Supreme Court has reached a sensible and correct decision. Sending unwanted immigrants to Rwanda was a half-baked idea from the very start. It was also extremely expensive. Furthermore, implementing it would have solved virtually nothing. – © Mark Alexander
