Good morning. When the UK government scheduled the first flight taking refugees to Rwanda for last night, it hoped to have as many as many as 130 people on board – the first step in a hugely controversial policy that Boris Johnson had boasted could remove “tens of thousands” of refugees who came to the UK via unauthorised routes.
The number had already shrunk to a reported seven by yesterday morning. By 10pm, just one passenger remained. And then, to the jubilation of campaigners and lawyers who had been working to keep the flight from leaving, their ticket was cancelled too.
