Legal Rebuke and Limbo: The Costly Rwanda Plan for UK Asylum Seekers

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda legislation has faced criticism from the Tory right, with legal assessments concluding that the plans are not fit for purpose. The legislation is deemed insufficiently watertight to meet the government's policy objectives of circumventing legal challenges by individuals seeking to remain in the UK. Suella Braverman, the former home secretary, disputes the prime minister's claim that the deal with Rwanda would have collapsed if the bill had gone further. The bill has split the Conservative party, with Robert Jenrick resigning as immigration minister over concerns that it did not allow the government to override international laws. The legislation will face further scrutiny next week, and the Home Office has been ordered to reveal the full costs of the Rwanda deal.