The British government unveiled a £1.4bn plan in April to send asylum seekers to Rwanda while their applications are processed by the Home Office, a move that has been described as “appalling” by Prince Charles, “cruel and nasty” by the Refugee Council, “unworkable, unethical and extortionate” by shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and even “evil” by Ian Blackford of the Scottish National Party.
But home secretary Priti Patel’s contentious endeavour looks set to go ahead anyway despite the outcry, after a High Court judge rejected campaigners’ bid to secure an injunction to stop the first deportation plane leaving for Africa on the basis that it was unlawful.
