Suella Braverman last night unleashed chaos in the Tory Party by releasing an extraordinary letter in which she accused Rishi Sunak of “magical thinking” over the Government’s controversial Rwanda deportation policy to deal with illegal migration.<\/p>\n
Today, Supreme Court judges will rule on whether or not the plan, which has been met with vociferous opposition from left-wing lawyers and campaigners, can be given the green light.<\/p>\n
But the crunch decision comes just hours after Mrs Braverman’s scathing attack on the Prime Minister, with the former Home Secretary, now twice sacked from the role, accusing Mr Sunak of a “betrayal” over his promise to stop the small boats.<\/p>\n
Mrs Braverman also referred in her letter to “a document with clear terms to which you agreed in October 2022 during your second leadership campaign” which she is thought to be prepared to release in order to inflict maximum damage upon the PM.<\/p>\n
FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES…<\/strong><\/p>\n Today’s crunch decision by the Supreme Court may go in the Government’s favour, but many think it won’t be the last time we see a courtroom showdown over the Rwanda policy.<\/p>\n This morning, immigration barrister Colin Yeo has warned that opponents of the policy will “almost inevitably\u201d try to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p>\n If the Supreme Court rules against the Government, expect to swiftly here those on the right calling for Britain to leave the ECHR in order to allow deportations to go ahead.<\/p>\n How did we get here today? The Politico website has published a very interesting timetable of all the roadblocks and stumbles the Conservatives have faced since announcing the Rwanda deportation policy in April 2022.<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n April: Priti Patel, then-Home Secretary, signs the Rwanda deal<\/p>\n May: 50 people are told they\u2019ll go in a fortnight<\/p>\n June: Prince Charles brands the plan as \u201cappalling\u201d<\/p>\n June: The first flight is blocked in a last-minute ECHR ruling, with Boris Johnson refusing to ignore it<\/p>\n October: New Home Secretary Suella Braverman tells Tory conference it\u2019s her \u201cdream\u201d to get deportations going<\/p>\n November: The Home Office\u2019s permanent secretary says he does not know whether it will be value for money<\/p>\n December: The High Court rules the Rwanda scheme lawful<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n June: The Court of Appeal rules the plan unlawful by 2:1<\/p>\n November: The Supreme Court to decide whether to overturn the Court of Appeal\u2019s ruling<\/p>\n Good morning from Westminster.<\/p>\n Our political team will bring you all the latest developments on the civil war engulfing the Tory Party today with insight, analysis and reaction as we get it.<\/p>\n Please refresh this page for regular updates.<\/p>\nKEY EVENTS<\/h4>\n
Lefties may challenge today’s ruling in Europe<\/h3>\n
History of the Rwanda policy<\/h3>\n
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