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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
May Bulman

Rwanda deportation plan ‘could easily unravel’ as Boris Johnson announces delay

AP

Ministers have abandoned plans to send the first asylum-seekers to Rwanda this month as promised, prompting accusations that they are blaming legal challenges rather than admit that the idea is “unworkable”.

After the multi-million pound deal was announced last month, Boris Johnson said the first flights would take off within “weeks” – but his spokesperson on Tuesday said it would now be “a matter of months”.

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