Three options govermment is considering to make Rwanda deportation plan work - and their flaws

Home secretary James Cleverly has flown to Rwanda in a bid to get the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers back on track, following a crushing defeat at the Supreme Court.

In a unanimous decision, justices at the highest court in the land ruled that the flagship illegal immigration policy to “stop the boats” was unlawful because evidence said Rwanda was not a safe country to send migrants to.

Rishi Sunak said it was “not the outcome we wanted” but a defiant prime minister vowed to get flights to take off in the spring of next year, declaring that his plans would alleviate concerns raised by the Supreme Court.

Mr Sunak, under pressure from MPs on the right of his party to reduce migration to the UK, is said