Explained: What Is UK's Rwanda Plan And Why It Is Important For Rishi Sunak
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The plan involved deporting migrants entering the UK in small boats and dinghies to Rwanda in East Africa.
The UK government suffered a legal setback after the country's Supreme Court ruled that its Rwanda policy is unlawful. The government had contended that it needs the policy to tackle small boats that bring with asylum seekers to its shores. After the ruling, the policy cannot be implemented in its current form. Several UK outlets had called the hearing crucial for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year. But within hours of the judgment, Mr Sunak said the government would work on a "new treaty".
Under the plan, the UK government intended to send thousands of asylum seekers who arrived in small boats and dinghies without permission to Rwanda.
It was designed to deter asylum seekers from making the dangerous journey of about 32 km across the English Channel from Europe.
