lord sumption, the former supreme courtjudge, the former supreme court judge, believes the former supreme believes this bill will work. we will get flights off the ground, we will get flights off the ground, we will deter illegal migrants from coming here and we will finally stop the boats. thank you. questions from the boats. thank you. questions from the media. can we start with the bbc? �* , ., the media. can we start with the bbc? ~ ., the media. can we start with the ssc2~ ,. ,., -,- ~ , bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntl on bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntly on all — bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntly on all of _ bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntly on all of this, _ bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntly on all of this, back - bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntly on all of this, back me . bbc? are you saying to your mps bluntly on all of this, back me or| bluntly on all of this, back me or sack_ bluntly on all of this, back me or sack me? — bluntly on all of this, back me or sack me? ~ . �* bluntly on all of this, back me or sack me?— bluntly on all of this, ba

, and i believe — supreme courtjudgment, and i believe that we will have something that people can getwhat the prime minister to be able to deliver this. do you _ minister to be able to deliver this. do you think suella braverman does? she can speak for herself, i worked closely— she can speak for herself, i worked closely with her and have a huge amount— closely with her and have a huge amount of— closely with her and have a huge amount of respect for her. i want to finish _ amount of respect for her. i want to finish my— amount of respect for her. i want to finish my point. we need to back the prime _ finish my point. we need to back the prime minister. he is our prime minister~ — prime minister. he is our prime minister. . .,, prime minister. he is our prime minister. ..,, ., minister. the cost of the reminder scheme has _ minister. the cost of the reminder scheme has doubled, _ minister. the cost of the reminder scheme has doubled, up - minister. the cost of the reminder scheme has doubled, up to - minister. the cost of the reminder scheme has doubled, up to £219 l scheme has doubl

the supreme courtjudged that asylum seekers sent to rwanda were at risk of being returned to a placewere not safe. an agreement signed in rwanda by the then home secretary priti patel in april 2022 was not deemed to have sufficient assurances. mr cleverly is in kigali to upgrade the agreement to a full treaty which will be binding in international law. the bbc has been told the new deal could see british lawyers stationed in rwandan courts. rwanda has had a difficult past. the home secretary this morning visited a memorial centre for the 1994 genocide in which around 800,000 people were killed. the rwandan government is keen to say the country has changed and insists it's safe. the uk government hopes the new treaty will help persuade the uk justice system that that's the case. but opponents say the whole scheme is a distraction. they've now sent more home secretaries than they have asylum seekers to rwanda. he's got another cheque—book to try and continue to pursue a failing policy which is still unlikely to ever affect a few hundred people whilst over 1,000 people arrived on small

three of the nine supreme courtjudges were appointed by donald trump when he was president.esident.— he was president. how do you view this? _ he was president. how do you view this? these _ he was president. how do you view this? these people - he was president. how do you view this? these people have| view this? these people have lifelon: view this? these people have lifelong tenure _ view this? these people have lifelong tenure and _ view this? these people have lifelong tenure and so - view this? these people have lifelong tenure and so they i view this? these people have| lifelong tenure and so they do not need anything from trump anymore. so previously they declined to help him stay in office a couple of years ago and so they have their own legacies that they have to think about. so i think that sometimes they want the lower courts to do their work first and what jack smith was asking the supreme court, he said was extraordinary. he did say was an extraordinary case but i think the supreme court wanted the lower courts to do their work. they do not want to interfere wi

but supreme courtjudges have already blocked a previous version of the scheme — declaring that rwanda was flawed. mps will debate the latest plan on tuesday. you're live with bbc news. a major donor to the university of pennsylvania has withdrawn a one—hundred—million—dollar grant in protest against remarks to congress by its president liz magill about anti—semitism. this comes on the back of a list of donors, politicians, business leaders, and students — all calling for ms magill�*s resignation. the uproar follows a heated hearing on capitol hill — where representative elise stefanik grilled ms magill on whether calls for the genocide ofjewish people violated the university's code of conduct. ms magill said it was 'context dependent. she later clarified her answer and apologised in a video on wednesday, but it failed to quell further criticism. meanwhile rabbi david walpe has resigned from harvard university's anti—semitism committee saying there was an evil ideology gripping several students and faculty members there. this calling for the genocide of dues violated pens code of conta

is the minister also concerned by effectively reversing by statute, a supreme courtjudgment on the factsitutional role of thejudiciary. turning to undermine the constitutional role of the judiciary. turning to some practical questions, within the treaty, it talks about the 600 independent experts who will be supporting asylum decision—making for the first six months. it talks about asylum appeals made by any appeal body. it also talks about free legal advice and representation from legal professional members of the rwandan bar association. all this will take time to develop and will need investment and i wondered whether there is an additional cost there that the minister might like to chalice about. i have no doubt that the rwandan government have entered into this treaty in good faith but whether this treaty has been entered into in good faith or not, by both parties, is beside the point. what matters is whether the rwandan officials will comply with their obligations and whether there is adequate capacity on the group to enable this. neither of which can be guaranteed by the treaty or

again, this is all about addressing some of the issues raised by those supreme courtjudges.tirely safe for people to go there. that the judicial system needed some more safeguards in place. but people from rwanda may not like the idea of having british lawyers interviewing on their own systems. there may be a bit of bone of contention there will stop the cost as well i think perhaps a bit of a sticking point. the uk government has already spent some £140 million on this policy. remember, it has not had any impact yet. no migrants coming over on small buds have been sent to rwanda. it is likely they will have to spend even more to get this treaty signed with rwanda and that legislation will need to be laid before parliament, it is likely to be met with stiff resistance particularly in the house of lords. then, we will have to wait for some more approval from uk courts. so rishi sunak hopes this will finally get off the ground in time for the spring of next year. again, the spring of next year seems like it will be an important time of the yearfor the like it will be an import

the echr, bearing in mind the echr i think sent 165 refugees to rwanda the day following the supreme courtjudgmentjust as we do. i really hope we can now move quickly. we have addressed the issues raised by their lordships in this treaty, that will be reflected in domestic legislation sooner. we are absolutely committed to breaking their business model of these people smuggling gangs, to creating a safe and welcoming environment with our friends and partners here in rwanda, but also, making sure that vast migration is well—managed the future. migration is well-managed the future. , ., , migration is well-managed the future. ,., , ., migration is well-managed the future. ., ., ., future. let me say that rwanda pass commitment — future. let me say that rwanda pass commitment is _ future. let me say that rwanda pass commitment is driven _ future. let me say that rwanda pass commitment is driven by _ future. let me say that rwanda pass commitment is driven by our- future. let me say that rwanda pass commitment is driven by our belief l commitment is driven by our belief in what _ commitment is driven

a first vote in emergency legislation to answer the supreme courtjudgment that the rwanda settlementful. from the tory right, pull the bill, because it does not go far enough. i'm not going to get into voting now. the bells and currently due to ring until 7pm tomorrow night. —— aren't currently due to ring. as you will rememberfrom the aren't currently due to ring. as you will remember from the battle for brexit, as i used to call it, often these voting decisions are taken relatively late in the day after negotiations aren't multifarious meetings. i think it is early for that now, but what we did do today is drop the government a very broad hint that because the bill has a lot of holes in it, in layman's english, they would be better to pull that legislation and come back with something which is fit for purpose. so that is not a vote, but it is a very broad hint. from the tory left, yes to the bill, but don't move any further and risk breaking international law. the caps are one nation has always acknowledged what a hugely important ille-al acknowledged what a hugely important illega

government's rwanda plan, and the rwanda spokesperson today indicated that she disagreed with the uk supreme courtjudgmenthonest. that's not a good start for our home secretary even before the ink is dry, we have the rwanda government not respecting the uk rule of law and in accusing it unhcr of being this honest. let’s rule of law and in accusing it unhcr of being this honest.— of being this honest. let's talk about the _ of being this honest. let's talk about the possible _ of being this honest. let's talk about the possible legal - of being this honest. let's talk - about the possible legal challenges —— dishonest. our political �*s correspondence that likely to come against some legal challenges in the court. what's likely to happen next in that sense? figs court. what's likely to happen next in that sense? fissi court. what's likely to happen next in that sense?— in that sense? as i said a few moments _ in that sense? as i said a few moments ago. _ in that sense? as i said a few moments ago, the _ in that sense? as i said a few moments ago, the position . in that sense? as i said a few moments ago, the

it respectfully listens and responds to the supreme courtjudgment set out on the 15th of november and it would not take many of your own mps to _ afternoon. it would not take many of your own mps to rebel _ afternoon. it would not take many of your own mps to rebel against i afternoon. it would not take many of your own mps to rebel against the i afternoon. it would not take many of your own mps to rebel against the or abstain for you to lose tonight. do you concede that is a possibility, a real possibility? it is you concede that is a possibility, a real possibility?— real possibility? it is my aim and intention to _ real possibility? it is my aim and intention to make _ real possibility? it is my aim and intention to make sure _ real possibility? it is my aim and intention to make sure we i real possibility? it is my aim and intention to make sure we win i real possibility? it is my aim and i intention to make sure we win this evening. if colleagues know me for anything, over the past eight and a half years when i have served as a member of parliament, i hope colleagues will know i

supreme court raised two issues. one was about the capacity of the rwandan judicial system, we have been working on that for over a year. we started to address that at the time of the appeal courtjudgmente appeal courtjudgment. the rwandans have been good partners, we have beat both processes and structures in place which give us the reassurance of the integrity, impartiality and professionalism of the rwandan judiciary. impartiality and professionalism of the rwandanjudiciary. and also about non—reformer meant, a technical term that says rwanda will not deep or people who have been sent here. we have now got an internationally recognised legally binding commitment from the rwandan government on those issues, that is stronger than the relationship that the unhcr has with rwanda, relationship that has worked successfully for a number of years. harry, this new treaty addresses all the concerns of the supreme court, says james cleverly, but the big question is, will that turn out to be true? ., , question is, will that turn out to be true? . , ., , question is, will that turn out to betrue? . , . ., be true? that is not yet clear. the details of the _ be true? that is not yet clear. the d

supreme court raised two issues. one was about the capacity of the rwandan judicial system. we have been working on that for over a year. we started to address that at the time of the appeal courtjudgments have been very, very good partners. we put both processes and structures in place which give us the reassurance of the integrity, the impartiality and professionalism of the rwandan judicial system. and also about the nonrefoulement, that is basically a technical term that says rwanda will not deport people who have been sent here. we have now got an internationally recognised, legally binding commitment from the rwandan government on those issues. that is stronger than, stronger than the relationship the unhcr has with rwanda, a relationship that has worked successfully for a number of years. of course, there was a press conference earlier in the day and responding to a question on that uk supreme court decision last month and to those critics of the plan, rwanda's foreign minister had this response. i said it, we were unfairly treated by international organisations, by the media, by courts, but we believe that we are doing the right things and those who are criticising us should br

supreme court raised two issues. one was about the capacity of the rwandan judicial system. we have been working on that for over a year. we started to address that at the time of the appeal courtjudgmentsses and structures in place which give us the reassurance of the integrity, the impartiality and professionalism of the rwandan judicial system. and also about the nonrefoulement, that is basically a technical term that says rwanda will not deport people who have been sent here. we have now got an internationally recognised, legally binding commitment from the rwandan government on those issues. that is stronger than, stronger than the relationship the unhcr has with rwanda, a relationship that has worked successfully for a number of years. our uk political correspondent rob watson is in westminster. tell us a little more in terms of what has been agreed in this new treaty, what are these significant changes? treaty, what are these significant chances? , , . ., , changes? this significant change is in this attempt _ changes? this significant change is in this attempt to _ changes? this significant change is in this attempt to make _ changes? this significant change is in this attempt