Cleverly ‘determined’ to get removal flight to Rwanda before general election

Home secretary says legally binding treaty will be drafted within days' despite policy being ruled unlawful

Ministers are absolutely determined" to get a removal flight to Rwanda off before the next election, and will finish drafting a legally binding treaty with the country within days", the home secretary, James Cleverly, has said, after the policy was ruled unlawful.

Cleverly, who was made home secretary in the reshuffle earlier this week, said the controversial policy was already having a deterrent effect" on people smugglers.