Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘shambles’ over cancelled Rwanda flight

After ruling by Strasbourg court, No 10 refuses to rule out withdrawing from European convention on human rights

Priti Patel was accused by Labour of overseeing a shambles" and participating in a government by gimmick" after the 11th-hour cancellation of the first plane carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The home secretary disclosed that some cancelled Rwandan flight passengers will be released into the community wearing tags, as she promised to continue to pursue the policy of outsourcing refugees to the east African state.