you might have, when you heard the supreme courtjudgment this morning, thought they might go, 0k, supremet go, ok, it's not working and we will change tack. absolutely not. we had from rishi sunak and the new home secretary james cleverly that they are sticking with the rwanda plan, effectively saying they will take what is currently a memorandum of understanding between the uk and rwanda and try to upgrade it to a treaty to address some of the concerns the supreme court raised. 0f concerns the supreme court raised. of course, that could take time and there was a lot of question bubbling around on the conservative backbenchers about whether or not that'll be enough. some tory mps want stronger action from the government, talking about withdrawing from international conventions now. james cleverly, the new home secretary, a dress that, saying we will not put forward proposals simply to manufacture an unnecessary row for short—term political gain. interesting language from him. the prime minister has left the door open to looking again at domestic laws and international relationships. the b

yes, as - you say the supreme courtjudgment which deemed the policy on a wanda on sending asylum seekersak and home secretary james cleverly and they said they would seek a treaty with rwanda. 0k, would seek a treaty with rwanda. ok, i think we can go and hearfrom the prime minister, rishi sunak. i do not a . ree prime minister, rishi sunak. i do not agree with — prime minister, rishi sunak. i do not agree with this decision but i and accept it. the rule of law is fundamental to our democracy. we have prepared for all outcomes in this case. and so we have been working on a new international treaty with rwanda. this will provide a guarantee in law that those relocated from the uk to rwanda will be protected against removal from rwanda will be protected against removalfrom rwanda rwanda will be protected against removal from rwanda and rwanda will be protected against removalfrom rwanda and it rwanda will be protected against removal from rwanda and it will make clear that we will bring back anyone afforded to do so by a court. we will finalise the treaty in light of today's judgment and r

in his ears, civil servants will have briefed him on his narrowing options should today's supreme courtjudgementy's supreme courtjudgement be that sending asylum seekers to rwanda is unlawful. the government believes that by swiftly relocating cross—channel arrivals to east africa, the business model of the people smuggling gangs will be fatally damaged. 615 arrived on the kent coast on sunday alone. , ., , ., , ., alone. there is a serious and pressing _ alone. there is a serious and pressing need _ alone. there is a serious and pressing need to _ alone. there is a serious and pressing need to take - alone. there is a serious and l pressing need to take effective steps that will act as a deterrent.— steps that will act as a deterrent. ., ., , deterrent. the government wants the sunreme _ deterrent. the government wants the supreme court _ deterrent. the government wants the supreme courtjustices - deterrent. the government wants the supreme courtjustices to - the supreme courtjustices to overturn the appeal court conclusion that genuine refugees sent to rwanda might end up in the country from w

the spokesperson has referred to the supreme courtjudgment as both unjustified and hypocritical. point out that rwanda's record, according to the united nations, whose position was used in the supreme court as a reason why britain couldn't proceed with their current plan. the rwandans have said that the record of the un said that its record in rwanda was exemplary, according to the un and therefore the criticisms they were using against them from the un where hypocritical and they pointed out that 170 stranded migrants from libya will be expected to arrive in rwanda today. they called it the 15th evacuation since 2019. so both the home secretary, the british prime minister and the rwandan government pushing against the supreme court ruling there. scotland's health secretary michael matheson is about to make a personal statement to the scottish parliament amid controversy over his holiday ipad usage. mr matheson is paying back an almost £11,000 bill that he accumulated on his parliamentary ipad, which was accrued while he was on a holiday in morocco. mr matheson has said the data

and basically i was because at the l and basically i was because at the supreme courtjudgment was soold them lies. that the home office had lied about how safe rwanda was, how robust the procedure was, the protection for any refugees. as you said, this is entirely a stunt to try to try to get one plane at least off to rwanda. the reality is, the government have arranged at some cost to secure 200 places in rwanda for refugees and asylum seekers. that is a drop in the ocean compared to the number they keep coming in small boats. the home office showed their hand to the supreme court when they said, actually, it doesn't really matter if rwanda isn't safe or if these procedures aren't robust, we think the prospect of rwanda will be such a deterrent that no one will come anyway. they actually want rwanda to be a threat. it is either a threat or a fair and a safe place to go. they know they want to use rwanda as a threat to scare people. the former chief justice of the supreme court is absolutely right, you can't be a prime minister says we accept the judgment and rules of law, we are now

nothing in the supreme courtjudgment today deems our commitment. —— dame... rtainty. we anticipate that this duck —— we anticipated this judgment as possible and the last few months have been working on a plan to provide the certainty that the core demands. we have been working with rwanda to build capacity and amend agreements with rwanda to make clear that those sent there cannot be sent to another country than the uk. our intention is to uphold our, to upgrade our agreement to a treaty as soon as possible. that will make it absolutely clear to our courts and to strasbourg that the risks laid out by the court today have been responded to, will be consistent with international law and ensure that parliament is able to scrutinise it. the prime minister has said that if our domestic legal framework to frustrate our plans, he is prepared to change our laws. but we are not going to put forward proposals simply to manufacture an unnecessary row for political gains. we have a plan. —— laughter: theyare we have a plan. —— laughter: they are not listening, mr speaker

a number of striking elements was the emphasis that the supreme courtjudges, all five of them, placee un refugee agency as to the deficiencies in the rwandan system, rwanda is very poor, internal human rights record, its failure to comply with human rights safeguards and the fact that refugees from rwanda had been subject to this reform or being sent back to the country where they faced persecution. back to the country where they faced persecution-— persecution. that was the key bit that even under— persecution. that was the key bit that even under the _ persecution. that was the key bit that even under the scrutiny - persecution. that was the key bit that even under the scrutiny that| that even under the scrutiny that they will have been obviously since that agreement between the uk government and rwanda was made, that these things were happening, that he listed since that period. yes. listed since that period. yes, exactly and _ listed since that period. yes, exactly and very _ listed since that period. yes, exactly and very striking - listed since that period. yes, exactly and ver

civil servants will have briefed him on his narrowing options, should tomorrow morning's supreme courtjudgementlum seekers to rwanda is unlawful. the government believes that by swiftly relocating cross—channel arrivals to east africa, the business model of the people smuggling gangs will be fatally damaged. 615 arrived on the kent coast on sunday alone. there is a serious and pressing need to take effective steps that will act as a deterrent. the government wants the supreme court justices to overturn the appeal court's conclusion that genuine refugees sent to rwanda might end up back in the country from which they fled, breaching their human rights under the european convention. if the government wins tomorrow, ministers are hopeful that flights will take off for rwanda before christmas. if they lose, its thought the home office will seek a new treaty with the rwandan government to take account of the concerns of the supreme courtjustices. but there are some in the conservative party who argue the real problem is the uk's commitment to the european convention on human rights. as foreign secre

but the supreme courtjudgment warns that whatever intentions and aspirations rwanda makes, the question are achievable in practice. the changes needed may be delivered in the future, but they have not been shown to be in place now. the legal team who defeated the government were all smiles outside the supreme court but now the prime minister is talking about a new treaty to address the judge's concerns and emergency legislation to rule that rwanda is safe, whatever the supreme court thinks. former supreme courtjustice jonathan sumption is scathing. it's not unusual for governments to promote legislation to change the law after an unfavourable judgment in the courts. but i have never heard of them trying to change the facts by law. for as long as black isn't white, the business of passing acts of parliament to say that it is is profoundly discreditable. the prime minister is taking huge gambles to try and force his flagship policy through. can he convince the house of commons to vote rwanda is safe when the supreme court says it's not? can he get it through the house of lords? and how lo

but the supreme courtjudgment warns that whatever intentions and aspirations rwanda makes, the questionhe new home secretary, just three days into the job, and charged by the pm to stop the boats, doesn't appear to have a plan b that can achieve any kind of result before the country delivers its verdict on the government at an election. mark easton, bbc news. let's get the latest from chris mason at westminster. is this rwanda plan dead in the water or can the prime minister really rescue it?— water or can the prime minister really rescue it? right now it's an almiah really rescue it? right now it's an almighty mess — really rescue it? right now it's an almighty mess and _ really rescue it? right now it's an almighty mess and today - really rescue it? right now it's an almighty mess and today is - really rescue it? right now it's an almighty mess and today is a - almighty mess and today is a reminder of two fundamentals. one, the division of power within our democracy. the power of the courts and the rule of law and then the power of parliament, those who make the law and the tensions t

tomorrow, or after tomorrow, to go very public like this, because that is when we get the supreme courtjudgmentla braverman, supported by rishi sunak as well, to deport asylum seekers who arrive in this country by irregular means, deport them to rwanda and have rewound a deal with their cases. that ruling tomorrow is crucial for the government. this is the heart of their policy for dealing with migration. ratherthan their policy for dealing with migration. rather than waiting to see if that ruling goes for or against the government she has jumped on already, to get her points across now. she knows that this will dominate and lead the news agenda now this evening, before that result. whatever happens with that result, she has made her position on rishi sunak and his leadership very clear, and it is clearly a sort of rallying point, if you like, saying she is going to be publicly critical of him and try to rally others with her view to her side. it is of him and try to rally others with her view to her side.— her view to her side. it is really interesting- _ her view to her side. it is really int

one thing i think that was really interesting about the supreme courtjudgment was that it was quite comprehensiveafe place for asylum seekers to be sent to in the foreseeable future. 0versee the emergency legislation... upgrading to a treaty doesn't make a huge amount of difference. emergency legislation can change the law in the uk about whatjudges are allowed to say. it can't obviously change the fact on the ground about whether ruan is safe or not. i think in the long run it will be interesting to see how this plays out. i think it may well be the case that, if the government wants to pursue a policy of removing asylum seekers to other countries, it may need to look for another country. the countries, it may need to look for another country.— countries, it may need to look for another country. the rwandan 'ustice ministry spokesperson * another country. the rwandan 'ustice ministry spokesperson has _ another country. the rwandan justice ministry spokesperson has said - another country. the rwandan justice ministry spokesperson has said to - ministry spokesperson has said to the bbc that they a

but the supreme courtjudgment warns that whatever intentions and aspirations rwanda makes, the question the new home secretary, just three days into the job, and charged by the pm to stop the boats, doesn't appear to have a plan b that can achieve any kind of result before the country delivers its verdict on the government at an election. mark easton, bbc news. let's get more now on the israel—hamas war. israeli forces have entered 6aza's largest hospital in what the military says is a "targeted" operation searching for hamas infrastructure and weapons. bbc verify has been looking at what we know about the scale of the israeli operation on al—shifa hospital. here's our special correspondent caroline hawley. al—shifa is the main hospital in the gaza strip, a huge complex with specialist departments. its emergency department had onlyjust been upgraded, with the red cross, which was involved in the work, saying it would support dedicated health workers to save lives for years to come. but al—shifa is fast becoming a symbol of this war, with all its suffering, claims and counterclaims and a

tonight, five supreme courtjudges are the only ones who are likely to know which way tomorrow's much—awaitede final court of appeal in the uk and is set to deliver a decision on whether the government can send asylum seekers to rwanda. this ruling comes afterjudges at the court of appeal injune ruled that the plan was unlawful and could breach article 3 of the european convention of human rights, which prohibits torture and inhumane treatment. the prime minister has made stopping the boats a central part of his immigration policy. rwanda, he and his ministers argue, will deter people from making the dangerous journey across the channel. in recent years, many people have died from making that trip. the government says the travelling must stop to cut levels of illegal migration and to reduce the number of people dying. 116,000 people crossed the channel last year. so far this year, more than 27,000 have done the same. that's 19,000 fewer people so far. ever since the rwanda policy was created, its been bogged down in the courts and nobody has been sent to the country, with planes halted at the

party who i at the right—wing of the party who are concerned about what happened with the supreme courtjudgementin this autumn statement that would be something that will please that thing of the party who are perhaps a little bit disgruntled and tetchy at the moment and they feel like they need to see something from rishi sunak and his chancellor jeremy hunt in order to keep them onside at the moment. ok. jeremy hunt in order to keep them onside at the moment.— jeremy hunt in order to keep them onside at the moment. ok, thank you very much. — onside at the moment. ok, thank you very much. as — onside at the moment. ok, thank you very much, as always. _ the chancellor is being urged by the drinks industry not to raise alcohol duty for the second time in four months. some pubs, brewers and distillers say too many other costs have already increased — and they fear a tax hike could be the final straw, as richard moss reports. labelled with love, derek has been crafting gin at his north yorkshire distillery for eight years. but recently turning a profit got tougher. on top of rising costs in august,

understandable reason and not because we have been sitting on our hands, but we had to wait for the supreme courtjudgmentthe billappropriately. i policy so that we could craft the bill appropriately. i am policy so that we could craft the bill appropriately. iam not policy so that we could craft the bill appropriately. i am not going to speculate on exactly the contents of the bill, but let me say this. the prime minister and i have said for a long time that we will do whatever it takes to get the flights off to rwanda and we both meant it. i am determined to deliver on that. that is interesting. that doesn't necessarily mean leaving or moving away from our international obligations, but it does mean that we have to end the cycle of legal challenges and ensure that this matter is finally concluded. so the bill has to do that.— bill has to do that. when i look at what some _ bill has to do that. when i look at what some of— bill has to do that. when i look at what some of the _ bill has to do that. when i look at what some of the five _ bill has to do that. when i look at what some of the five justices -

summer of last year and the supreme court judgment is working summer of last year and the supreme courtjudgment over— this, so we've been working on this for well over a year which means we are in— for well over a year which means we are in the _ for well over a year which means we are in the final stages of turning this mou — are in the final stages of turning this mou into a treaty which can be done _ this mou into a treaty which can be done quickly. the legislation that needs— done quickly. the legislation that needs to — done quickly. the legislation that needs to go through the house can be ti-ht needs to go through the house can be tight and _ needs to go through the house can be tight and simple and pass quickly. the logistics, the planning, preparations, all of the background activity— preparations, all of the background activity is _ preparations, all of the background activity is already being decided upon _ activity is already being decided upon and — activity is already being decided upon and is being put in place so we can move _ upon and is being put in place so we can move very q

supreme court ruled it was unlawful. hands off refugees now! the courtjudgmenticularly because there was a risk they could be forced back to their country of origin, where their life could be in danger. the ruling is a significant blow for the prime minister, rishi sunak, who's made tackling illegal migration a key pledge. we are a reasonable government and this is a reasonable country. but the british people's patience can only be stretched so thin, and they expect the boats to be stopped. the government has now announced a series of measures to resurrect its immigration plans, a new treaty with rwanda, which would prevent the removal of asylum seekers back to their home country, and emergency legislation to mark rwanda as a safe country. we pre—empted this. we have been working on this for well over a year now. we are in the final stages of turning it into a treaty. that can be done quickly. the legislation that needs to go through the house will be tight, simple and passed quickly. critics, including the labour party, say the government is now in disarray, an

supreme court ruled it was unlawful. hands off refugees now! the courtjudgmentafe country for refugees, particularly because there was a risk they could be forced back to their country of origin, where their life could be in danger. the ruling is a significant blow for the prime minister, rishi sunak, who's made tackling illegal migration a key pledge. we are a reasonable government and this is a reasonable country. but the british people's patience can only be stretched so thin, and they expect the boats to be stopped. the government has now announced a series of measures to resurrect its immigration plans, a new treaty with rwanda, which would prevent the removal of asylum seekers back to their home country, and emergency legislation to mark rwanda as a safe country. we pre—empted this. we have been working on this for well over a year now. we are in the final stages of turning it into a treaty. that can be done quickly. the legislation that needs to go through the house will be tight, simple and passed quickly. critics, including the labour party, say the gov