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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

UK Rwanda asylum seekers policy explained: Who is paying, is it legal and what next

Britain’s first removal flight to Rwanda tonight has been hanging in the balance after a legal battle between asylum seekers and the Home Office.

130 people who arrived in the UK - mostly in small boats - had been told they’d be forced on a one-way ticket to the east African nation.

Due to a tide of legal battles the number was reduced to around seven by Tuesday lunchtime, and No10 couldn’t rule out cancelling the plane.

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