Rishi Sunak to bring in emergency law after supreme court’s Rwanda ruling
by Rajeev Syal, Peter Walker, Rowena Mason and Ben Qu from on (#6GD7S)
PM says legislation will confirm' Rwanda is safe country for asylum seekers - and says he is prepared to defy ECHR if necessary
Rishi Sunak has staked his political credibility on pushing through emergency legislation to resurrect his high-profile plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, after the supreme court ruled it was unlawful.
During a combative press conference on Wednesday afternoon, hastily arranged after the five judges unanimously rejected the proposal, Sunak said legislation would end the merry-go-round" of legal challenges by setting out in law that the east African country is safe.
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