the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred, and preparations for a second flight were underway. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. borisjohnson s rwanda plan to cut immigration grounded for now. this flight was originally meant to take over 100 asylum seekers to rwanda, thenjust a handful, when finally all passengers were removed following a series of legal challenges. it s particularly galling for the government, coming on the day more than 300 people arrived in dover after attempting to cross the channel in small boats. the exact journey this policy is meant to deter. britain s partner in this, the rwandan government, remains on board. we are undeterred. we are committed to this partnership and we stand ready to welcome the migrants when they do arrive in rwanda. and so we will wait to see what happens, but on our part we are ready to receive the migrants. the european court of human rights, which is separate to the european union,
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human rights, which is separate to the european union, and to which the uk is a signatory, has the final say in human rights issues. it ruled asylum applicants would face a real risk of irreversible harm in rwanda, contradicting a ruling byjudges in london. one asylum seeker spoke of his fear of deportation. translation: since i learned that i m among those to be i deported to rwanda, i can hardly communicate and eat. i m restless. i d preferto die, not to be transferred there. it s shocking. home secretary priti patel has said: adding: this row could also feel the uk governing party s election promise to reform human rights laws affecting the uk, after borisjohnson said the government may very well have to change the law to help with the policy.
has the final say in human rights issues. it ruled asylum applicants would face a real risk of irreversible harm in rwanda, contradicting a ruling byjudges in london. one asylum seeker spoke of his fear of deportation. translation: since i learned that i m among those to be i deported to rwanda, i can hardly communicate and eat. i m restless. i d preferto die, not to be transferred there. it s shocking. home secretary priti patel has said: adding: this row could also feel the uk governing party s election promise to reform human rights laws affecting the uk, after borisjohnson said the government may very well have to change the law to help with the policy. what the criminal gangs are doing and what those who effectively are abetting the work of the criminal gangs are doing is undermining people s confidence in the safe and legal system,