Campaigners and asylum seekers win UK Court of Appeal challenge against Rwanda policy

The High Court ruled that the Rwanda scheme was lawful, but this was challenged by campaigners and lawyers in the Court of Appeal (Victoria Jones/PA)

Campaigners and asylum seekers have won a UK Court of Appeal challenge over the British government’s planned Rwanda deportation scheme.

In a decision on Thursday, three judges overturned a High Court ruling that previously said the east African nation could be considered a “safe third country”.