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UK's Raab condemns ECHR decision to block Rwanda deportation

Dominic Raab, Britain's justice secretary and deputy prime minister, said on Thursday the European Court of Human Rights had overstepped its powers in blocking Britain's attempt to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda this week.

Reuters

Next Rwanda flight attempt could be weeks away, Cabinet minister suggests

Dominic Raab suggested a second flight bid may not happen before a full court hearing in Britain by the end of July on the legality of the deeply controversial policy

Evening Standard

Rwanda – live: UK may pull out of European human-rights deal, says No 10

Home secretary insists she will press ahead with implementing policy

The Independent UK

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Rwanda policy prompts protest in Bristol this Friday

Protesters urge the UK Government to halt its controversial plans

Bristol Post

What the papers say – June 16

Further reaction to the cancellation of the first Rwanda deportation flight features on the front pages.

The Independent UK

Migrants have been left high and dry by Priti Patel's cruel Rwanda deportation plans

Record View says the point of the flights is to appeal to a particular Tory point of view and distract from Downing Street’s law-breaking and the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Record

Kenya calls for immediate deployment of regional force to eastern Congo

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for the immediate deployment of a new regional military force to try to stop rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reuters

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'Plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was bound to end in farce'

Eva Simpson says the idiotic idea was doomed from the off, and that its true objective was for the Government to look like they are doing something to satisfy their ever-dwindling support base

Daily Mirror

‘Like I was going to be executed’: On board the failed Rwanda deportation flight

Special Report: Taken from cells, restrained by harnesses and made to board a plane, only to be granted a last-minute reprieve by European judges. The asylum seekers that Boris Johnson wants to send to central Africa tell May Bulman and Bel Trew their harrowing stories

The Independent UK

Newcastle protesters brand Government's failed attempt to send asylum seekers to Rwanda a success

Yunus Bakhsh said North East Against Racism will continue to campaign for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers

Chronicle Live

Patel seeks to curb modern slavery claims as Rwanda plan labelled ‘government by gimmick’

After cancellation of Africa flight, home secretary tries to stem slavery claims from refugees hoping to stay in UK

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel wants another Rwanda flight in WEEKS despite pleas for her to wait

Home Secretary Priti Patel is drawing up plans for another Rwanda flight for asylum seekers within weeks - and sources insisted it could come before a full High Court hearing into whether the policy is legal

Daily Mirror

Day of drama and despair before Rwanda flight called off

As the hours passed, things were looking more and more hopeless – until the ECHR intervened

The Guardian - UK

Above international law? UK stands by Rwanda deportation scheme

What does today's Britain stand for? Do illegal migrants deserve to be deported thousands of kilometres away to a country they have never been to? An eleventh-hour ruling from the European Court of Human Rights is for now halting the maiden flight in a scheme to send them to Rwanda.…

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’d be scared to be deported’: refugees in Rwanda respond to UK plans

Asylum seekers at Gashora transit centre say they fear reaching UK and ending up where they started after torturous journey

The Independent UK

Priti Patel accused of wasting millions on Rwanda flights

‘Gimmick’ designed to allow government to pick fights, says Yvette Cooper

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rwanda deportations: unjust, un-British

Editorial: There is a grotesque cynicism about a government asylum policy that is built to fail and designed to provoke outrage

The Independent UK

‘The fight continues’: Lawyers and charities get ready to challenge further Rwanda deportations

Experts question why Home Office tried to deport asylum seekers before going to court in July

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The Guardian - UK

Our outrage over Rwanda deportation policy is just what ministers want

Letters: Boris Johnson knows the cruel plan to deport asylum seekers is unworkable, but hopes it will distract voters from Partygate and economic woes, writes Tom Lerwill. Plus letters from John Morrison, Felicity Laurence, John Ling and Rosie Clinton

The National (Scotland)

Scottish refugees give damning verdict on 'cruel, inhumane' Rwanda policy

REFUGEES living in Scotland have said the Tory government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are “cruel” and would not put them off…

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: What now for Rwanda Deportation policy?

The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda under the government’s new deportation policy has been cancelled last night.

The Conversation

Rwanda deportations: what is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?

A flight chartered to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as part of a new government policy was grounded following an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The plan to deport asylum seekers for processing in Rwanda is intended, the government says, to deter people…

The Independent UK

Rwanda deportations policy: the different parties’ positions side-by-side

Asylum seekers were given some breathing space by the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘shambles’ over cancelled Rwanda flight

After ruling by Strasbourg court, No 10 refuses to rule out withdrawing from European convention on human rights

The Independent UK

Prince Charles has finally shown how he will be a politically neutral King

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

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