Judges approve plans to fly migrants to Rwanda as left-wing lawyers fight to empty first flight
JUDGES approved plans to fly migrants to Rwanda — but lawyers still hope to empty today’s first flight.
In a win for PM Boris Johnson, the Court of Appeal upheld a previous judgment that it is not unlawful to send migrants there to be given asylum.
But the PM said the scheme was suffering “teething problems” caused by left-wing lawyers and charities.
Care4Calais, among those challenging the plan in court, said only eight people were now expected to fly — down from 31 — following legal challenges and appeals in individual cases.
Home Office officials last night admitted they could all be pulled off the flight before it leaves this evening. But Downing Street said it will go ahead even if just one is on it.
One Home Office source said: “They chucked everything at these cases and lost but that won’t stop them. The numbers will go down — possibly to zero.”
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Tory MPs cheered as Lord Justice Singh, Lady Justice Simler and Lord Justice Stuart-Smith threw out the latest challenge.
A second case in the High Court was also binned.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and 23 bishops wrote an open letter to The Times calling it an “immoral policy that shames Britain”.
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss hit back at Prince Charles, who had described the plans as “appalling”.
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She said: “This policy is the right policy. I’m very clear about that. And the Government will continue to implement it.”
On Sunday 111 illegal migrants landed, with 35 more crossing yesterday.
