Judge ‘erred’ in blocking migrant’s removal to France, Court of Appeal told

Ministers agreed the pilot scheme with the French government in July as part of efforts to deter the record number of arrivals by small boat crossings (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

A High Court judge “erred” in granting an Eritrean man a temporary block on his removal to France, the Court of Appeal has been told.

Last week,  Mr Justice Sheldon granted the man at least 14 days to make representations to support his claim that he was a victim of modern slavery.