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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Rwanda deportation flights must wait until July, says union leader

Mark Serwotka.
Mark Serwotka questioned the home secretary’s respect for her staff. Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto/Allstar

Asylum seekers should not be deported to Rwanda before the policy has been fully tested in the courts, a union leader has said, predicting the first removal flight will not take place as planned this week.

An initial deportation flight under the plan to remove people who arrive in the UK via unofficial routes to the east African country is scheduled for Tuesday after a high court judge ruled on Friday that it could go ahead.

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