The Government has been given the go-ahead to take a legal battle over its Rwanda deportation policy to the Supreme Court
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had indicated he would seek an appeal as he "fundamentally" disagreed with the Court of Appeal's ruling that the multimillion-pound deal - which would see asylum seekers deported to the east African nation - was unlawful.
In the ruling last month, Sir Geoffrey Vos and Lord Justice Underhill concluded "deficiencies" in the asylum system in Rwanda mean there is a "real risk" asylum seekers could be returned to their home country and face persecution or other inhumane treatment when they may have a good claim for asylum.
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