Tory revolt, new agreement: Rishi Sunak's challenges grow after Rwanda policy's court defeat

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propelled to power last year following an economic crisis, appear to grow further as he has disappointed the hard-right of the Conservative Party following the defeat of the government's Rwanda migration policy in the Supreme Court. The task for Sunak is cut out: finalising a new agreement with Rwanda thay may address the apex court's concerns if in case a review petition is filed, and pacifying the right-wing of the Tory party which has already shown signs of revolt.

Shortly after the top court bench dismissed the Rwanda policy as "unlawful", Sunak addressed the Members of Parliament, announcing that he would “finalise" a new agreement with the East African nation. “The government has been working already on a new treaty with Rwanda and we will finalise that in light of today’s judgment," the prime minister said, adding that he is also open to "revisit our domestic legal frameworks" if they may act as a barrier towards implementing the policy to deport the asylum seekers.

The comments came a day after Suella Braverman, the sacked UK home secretary, criticised Sunak for not taking measures to remove the Britain as a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1951 Refugee Convention. The two international pacts are said to be at the core of frustrating the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to a third-country.

The UK government has already paid Rwanda 140 million pounds as part of the deportation policy. The Supreme Court, however, ruled it illegal, noting that the migrants' cases may be unfairly assessed by Rwanda and a possibility exists that may be sent back to the countries where they were persecuted.