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Which asylum seekers are being sent to Rwanda and how many could go?

Some asylum seekers in the UK could be sent to Rwanda under new plans

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson defends Rwanda migrants policy with first flight set to leave

The Prime Minister rejected criticism of the plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

'Completely moral' Rwanda flight to take off today - even with empty seats, says Truss

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'

Daily Mirror

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First UK deportation flight to Rwanda cancelled after European court intervention – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

UN refugee chief accuses Truss of ‘untrue’ statements on Rwanda policy

Filippo Grandi says foreign secretary is wrong to claim critics had not offered alternatives

The Guardian - UK

Truss insists first ‘completely moral’ Rwanda flight will take off with migrants

The Foreign Secretary defended the widely-criticised policy as ‘value for money’.

The Independent UK

Migrants pulled from ‘completely moral’ Rwanda flight ‘will be on next one’, warns Liz Truss

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

The Independent UK

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Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK

Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda amid outcries and legal challenges

The Independent UK

Rwanda migrants – live: Home Office ‘undeterred’ after legal battle grounds plane

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

The Independent UK

UK's Truss expects first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda to go ahead

Britain expects the first flight of asylum seekers to depart for Rwanda on Tuesday and any person who avoids that flight due to legal proceedings will be put on a later one, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday.

Reuters

‘Completely moral’ Rwanda migrant flight will take off from Britain today, vows Liz Truss

‘The really important thing is that we establish the principle and we start to break the business model of these appalling people traffickers’, the Foreign Secretary said

Evening Standard

Bishop of Manchester blasts government policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as a 'moral low'

It comes after a number of Senior Church of England bishops signed a letter condemning the controversial policy

Manchester Evening News

Rwanda migrants — live: First deportation flight set to go ahead after court rejects legal challenge

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The Independent UK

Rwanda deportation flight set to leave after legal challenge fails

The archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined the condemnation of the ‘immoral’ policy to remove asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

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Reuters

UK migrant flight to Rwanda grounded as European Court steps in

Britain's first flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda did not take off as scheduled on Tuesday after the European human rights court issued last-minute injunctions to stop the deportation of the handful of migrants on board.

The Independent UK

Hundreds protest outside Home Office against Rwanda deportation plan

Protester Lauren Chaplin called the controversial Government policy ‘violent and repressive’

France 24

DR Congo: M23 rebel group seizes key border town, DRC blames Rwanda

M23 rebels have reportedly captured the eastern town of Bunagana on the Ugandan border. The violence has forced at least 30,000 people to flee the area. DR Congo's military blames Rwanda for the takeover. Also, the first flight deporting asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is due to go…

The Independent UK

Migrant deportation flight to Rwanda to go ahead after legal challenge fails

Refugee charities say there may be just seven people on the aircraft as individual appeals continue.

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The Guardian - UK

Priti Vacant leaves it to others to defend Rwanda deportations

The home secretary inexplicably declined the chance to update MPs on how well the refugee flights policy was going

Daily Mirror

Rwanda policy "shames" Britain, Church of England leaders tell Boris Johnson

Archbishop Justin Welby is among church leaders who say the government's immigration policy is "immoral". The news follows reports that Prince Charles believes the Rwanda deal is "appalling".

The Guardian - UK

‘It will be the end of my life’: the people fearing removal from UK to Rwanda

Asylum seekers from Sudan and Iraq share their worries about Home Office deportation plans

The Independent UK

‘Immoral’ Rwanda deportations shame Britain, say Church of England leaders

Senior Church of England bishops say vulnerable people should be offered safe routes to the UK

The Independent UK

Tory MPs cheer decision to allow first Rwanda deportation flight

Eleven people are due to be on board Tuesday’s flight.

The Guardian - UK

Get ready for King Charles, the monarch who speaks his mind

He has described as ‘appalling’ the Tories’ plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Don’t expect him to change, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

We are the civil servants who put up ‘Go home Paddington’ notices in revolt

The Rwanda deportation plan has pushed us over the edge. So we are resisting, and invite our colleagues to stand up for their principles

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