First UK deportation flight to Rwanda could take off in June, court papers suggest

Government sources had indicated deportation of asylum seekers would begin in July, but order shows they could happen on 24 June

Rishi Sunak's first deportation flight to Rwanda, the cornerstone of the government's immigration policy, could happen as early as 24 June, court papers seen by the Guardian show.

Although government sources had indicated that the first flights carrying asylum seekers would take off in July, a court order released on Friday has disclosed that the government now says flights could take off in late June.