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UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, says "being relocated to Rwanda is not a punishmentm but an innovative way of addressing a major problem" after judges in the UK's High Court ruled that the government's plan to deport migrants to the central African country was lawful. Speaking in the House of Commons, Braverman explains that "by making it clear that they (refugees) cannot expect to stay in the UK, we will deter more people from coming and make such routes inviable". The controversial partnership was initiated by former PM Boris Johnson in an attempt to curb record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel, and last-gasp legal challenges blocked the departure of its first flight in June. SOUNDBITE
The UK's Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal by lawyers representing an asylum seeker who is set to be sent to Rwanda on a government deportation flight, meaning the flight can go ahead. Judge Robert Reed rules that there was no basis for the Supreme Court to take up a challenge against a Court of Appeals ruling on the issue. The first flight is set to take off from the UK for Kigali on the evening of Tuesday 14 June 2022, with the government saying the policy will deter migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. SOUNDBITE
Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to address Parliament for the first time following a Supreme Court decision which ruled that his move to prorogue Parliament was unlawful. IMAGES
Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street after cutting short his trip to the UN General Assembly to deal with the fallout from a Supreme Court decision that ruled against his move to prorogue Parliament. IMAGES / TO COMPLETE VIDI1KM35I_EN
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson renews his call for the rival Labour Party to back new elections after the Supreme Court ruled that his suspension of parliament was illegal. "The obvious thing to do is call an election. Jeremy Corbyn is talking out the back of his neck," Johnson tells reporters as he heads to the UN headquarters for the General Assembly. IMAGES
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