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Division flares in run-up to first such meeting of bishops from around world in 14 years

'It is increasingly extreme and violent, misogynistic, objectifying women, normalising non-consent and coercion, as well as promoting unrealistic attitudes towards sex and body image'

After private comments from Prince Charles on the Rwanda scheme were leaked over the weekend, Emma Mackenzie examines how the response from Clarence House shows a move towards political neutrality

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

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

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has beaten back criticism of his plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, saying that efforts to block the flights were "abetting the work of criminal gangs" involved in smuggling people across borders, while the Church of England has called the deportations "immoral."

Liz Truss defended the Rwanda flights policy after Church of England leaders, including the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, branded it an 'immoral' plan that 'shames Britain'

Critics should come up with a better idea, says foreign secretary

Seven people were originally scheduled to be on tonight’s flight to Rwanda