Labour government would halt Rwanda deportations from day one, Starmer says

Leader calls Tory scheme for processing asylum seekers a gimmick' and a waste of money'

Labour will not allow any deportation flights to take off for Rwanda from the moment it wins an election, Keir Starmer has said.

After a speech in which he announced his plans to tackle illegal immigration, Starmer committed to scrapping the Rwanda scheme absolutely, flights and all".