Plans to send Channel migrants to Rwanda pushed back due to legal challenges

PLANS to send Channel migrants to Rwanda have already been pushed back because of legal challenges by charities and pressure groups.

Downing Street yesterday admitted it would be a “matter of months” before the controversial policy would be in place.


Plans to send Channel migrants to Rwanda pushed back due to legal challenges
Plans to send Channel migrants to Rwanda have been pushed back

No10 insiders had hoped to have the first arrivals on a flight to the African nation by the end of this month.

The PM’s official spokesman said: “We are, not unexpectedly, seeing some of these legal challenges.

“But we are still planning to move ahead with the flights at the earliest opportunity.”

Yesterday about 70 boat migrants made the crossing from France — many intercepted by Border Force vessels — taking the total detained this year to 7,240.




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