UK Government already preparing replacement Rwanda flight

Home Secretary Priti Patel during a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street

THE UK Government is preparing a new flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda after its planned inaugural flight was cancelled following a last-ditch intervention from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

The grounded flight that was set to take off on Tuesday was due to take up to seven people to Rwanda and was chartered at an estimated cost of £500,000.