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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bancroft

New date set for first Rwanda deportation flights if Tories win election, court documents reveal

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The earliest date Rwanda deportation flights could take off has been pushed back to late July, new court documents show.

Rishi Sunak’s government had originally promised that flights taking migrants to Rwanda would start in the last week of June, but this was delayed due to the calling of the general election for 4 July. Government lawyers have told the High Court that the earliest date on which flights could start is 24 July.

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