UK PM Sunak's Rwanda deportation plan ruled unlawful, government to challenge court ruling

The UK government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's efforts to stop small boat arrivals. The government argued that the policy would disrupt human traffickers, but critics deemed it inhumane and ineffective. Sunak plans to appeal the decision to the UK Supreme Court. The ruling comes as Sunak faces pressure to address the issue of rising numbers of asylum seekers, which cost the country £3 billion annually. The first planned deportation flight to Rwanda was blocked by the European Court of Human Rights last year, and even if the government wins the appeal, deportation flights are unlikely to begin this year.