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No 10 revives prospect of UK leaving European convention on human rights after Labour calls Rwanda plans ‘a shambles’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson news - live: EU launches legal action against UK over ‘illegal’ Brexit plans

PM downplayed legislation to override parts of protocol as ‘no big deal’

The Independent UK

U.K. vows more Rwanda deportation flights after legal setback

A Tuesday flight was canceled after the European Court of Human Rights, which said the British plan had a chance of causing "irreversible harm."

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UK to challenge court ruling that halted Rwanda deportations, says minister

Thérèse Coffey says she is sure government will go back to European court of human rights over decision

The Guardian - UK

‘Tens of thousands’ to a cancelled flight: how No 10’s Rwanda plan began to fall apart

A timeline of Home Office’s plans to send asylum seekers to Kigali – and what may happen next

The Guardian - UK

Johnson faces EU legal row after plan to rewrite Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal

The European Commission is expected to announce plans for legal action after the UK set out its intention to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

Lorraine Kelly on Boris Johnson: ‘He can come on my show whenever he likes’

Scottish TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has been a staple on ITV’s breakfast show for more than a decade.

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UK forced to cancel deportation flight to Rwanda after European court ruling

A first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of a controversial UK policy was cancelled on Tuesday in an embarrassing blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government.

Radio France Internationale

What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

The Independent UK

Politics: Priti Patel says UK Government ‘won’t be deterred’ by Rwanda flights legal challenges

Home Secretary addressed Parliament after first migrant flight was cancelled following intervention by European court

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: How the first Rwanda asylum flight was cancelled

In today’s newsletter: Boris Johnson said ‘tens of thousands’ would be sent to Rwanda. Last night the number on the first flight was reduced to zero

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s attack on its own protocol is one more exercise in Brexit gaslighting

Ministers are portraying themselves as victims of a deal they created, says Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel undeterred despite late grounding of Rwanda deportation flight

The Home Secretary described the European Court of Human Rights intervention as ‘very surprising’.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – June 15

The last-minute grounding of the first deportation flight to Rwanda dominates Wednesday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news – live: PM set to face PMQs as US congressmen accuse him of endangering NI peace

PM downplayed the legislation as ‘not a big deal’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to face PMQs as tensions mount over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

The Prime Minister has downplayed the changes in the bill, which has been criticised for tearing up parts of the Brexit agreement, as ‘no big deal’.

The Guardian - UK

MoD not a ‘professional working environment’, says former veterans minister

Johnny Mercer criticised ministry’s operations as he tried to prevent prosecutions for alleged offences in conflict

Daily Record

First migrant flight to Rwanda stopped by European Court of Human Rights injunctions

Home Secretary Priti Patel described the European Court of Human Rights intervention as "very surprising".

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The Independent UK

Rwanda flight grounded after European Court of Human Rights intervenes

All migrants have been removed from the plane, Government sources have said.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office's Rwanda flight GROUNDED – as FM Nicola Sturgeon issues warning

THE Home Office has cancelled the first flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda – after last-minute legal challenges and a key European ruling…

Evening Standard

Rwanda flights chaos: Priti Patel says ECHR has not imposed an ‘absolute bar’ on deportations to East Africa

The Home Secretary has told MPs the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg had not ruled that the policy was illegal

The Independent UK

Rwanda deportation flight called off at last minute after European judges intervene

The flight that was scheduled to deport the first refugees to Rwanda will not take off following a series of eleventh-hour interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Nottingham Post

First migrant flight to Rwanda postponed as European Court of Human Rights steps in

Earlier, Boris Johnson suggested lawyers representing migrants were “abetting the work of criminal gangs”

Daily Mirror

'Deporting migrants is immoral - Rwanda policy incites hate and is wrong'

Dumping people 4,000 miles away is 'immoral' (Church of England bishops), 'appalling' (Prince Charles) and 'ugly' (Tory MP and former minister Jesse Norman) when legal routes for refugees are largely shut

Daily Mirror

Controversial Rwanda flight CANCELLED minutes before take off after legal challenges

The flight was set to cost hundreds of thousands and have only a few asylum seekers on board as Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said “at this point I can’t be definitive” when asked if the highly controversial plane would still take off

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