What now for Rwanda Deportation policy?

<p><br></p><p>The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda under <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rwanda-asylum-flight-grounded-intervention-european-court-human-rights-b1006182.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the government’s new deportation policy has been cancelled.</a></p><br><p>It was called off because of a last-minute <a href="https://twitter.com/ECHR_CEDH/status/1536779296978747397?s=20&amp;t=R9dSs_62kDLZ8LUVl06bLg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">intervention from the European Court of Human Rights</a>, blocking the removal of those who’d been scheduled to be on the plane.</p><br><p>Ministers have described it as a ‘temporary set-back’ in their plans, and remain confident a second flight will leave the UK soon.</p><br><p>We speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesSwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frances Swaine</a>, a solicitor from Leigh Day representing one of the people due to fly out on the deportation flight about what happens next, and how her client is coping.</p><br><p>Plus the Evening Standard’s Political Editor <a href="@nicholascecil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicholas Cecil</a> examines what this latest drama means for the government, and considers what Boris Johnson’s next moves might be.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> for more news and analysis @EveningStandard </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>