The first flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda will jet off tonight - even if there are dozens of empty seats, a senior Tory has said.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss insisted the policy was "completely moral" amid a growing backlash over plans to ship migrants who arrive in the UK by illegal means to the east African country.
Church of England leaders, including the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, branded it an "immoral" plan that "shames Britain".
