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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Rwanda deportation flight called off at last minute after European judges intervene

Independent

Boris Johnson’s “desperate and cruel” policy to deter asylum-seekers was in disarray last night after the handful of migrants on the first deportation flight to Rwanda won a last-minute legal reprieve.

The £500,000 taxpayer-funded flight was halted minutes before it was due to take off following interventions by the European Court of Human Rights.

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