Suella Braverman restates Rwanda deportation goal after court ruling
by Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor from on (#66ZYX)
Judges rule policy is legal but rebuke Home Office over attempt to deport eight people in June
Suella Braverman has announced her intention to deliver mass deportations of people seeking UK asylum to Rwanda at scale and as soon as possible" after the high court ruled that the policy was lawful.
The home secretary brushed away condemnation from Labour MPs for lacking compassion and told the Commons the government had been vindicated for its 140m deal with the central African country.
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