Priti Patel said preparation for the next deportation flight to Rwanda 'begins' now after the initial flight was cancelled.
The Home Secretary said she will 'not be deterred from the doing the right thing' after government sources confirmed to the PA news agency that all migrants were removed from the plane which was set to take off last night (Tuesday). Ms Patel said she was 'surprised' by the intervention from the European Court of Human Rights at the last minute and that 'many of those removed from this flight will be placed on the next'.
She said: "Earlier this year, I signed a world-leading Migration Partnership with Rwanda to see those arriving dangerously, illegally, or unnecessarily into the UK relocated to build their lives there. This will help break the people smugglers’ business model and prevent loss of life, while ensuring protection for the genuinely vulnerable.
