Refugees and activists gather in protest as first Rwanda deportations get underway

Protesters gather in George Square, Glasgow on Tuesday hours before the first deportation flight takes off

PROTESTERS gathered to voice their fury at the Government’s policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in the hours before the first flight to the country is set to take off.

A small crowd gathered in Glasgow’s George Square on Tuesday evening in protest over the policy, which will be interrogated in court next month to determine its legality.