By Tony O’Reilly-
The first flight originally due to take seven asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal rulings on Tuesday evening.
The flight was stopped after a late intervention from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) led to fresh challenges in the UK courts.
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The appeals were considered by an out-of-hours judge on papers, PA agency understands, who overruled the UK rulings.
It is also understood that, at present , there is not a route for the Home Office to appeal against the decision.
In the wake of the intervention from the European Court of Human Rights, Home Secretary Priti Patel defiantly vowed to ensure the deportation of the Rowandan nationals, following the disappointment that the first deportation flight to Rwanda will no longer take off, but said tonight’s legal defeats will not prevent her from “doing the right thing.”
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The home secretary added: “Our legal team are reviewing every decision made on this flight and preparation for the next flight begins now.”
Disappointed : Priti Patel Image:gov.uk
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday dismissed another bid to block a flight removing the first group of asylum seekers to Rwanda under a controversial Home Office scheme today – but defended lawyers who challenge the government.
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal refused to dismiss the claimant’s appeal of a High Court order last Friday that refused to grant individual or interim relief to stay the removal of asylum seekers on a charter flight to Rwanda pending a substantive hearing of the claim for judicial review next month.
The Supreme Court said that on behalf of the home secretary, the Government Legal Department assured the court that if the appellant and others were to succeed next month in challenging the Home Office’s policy, he would be returned to the UK. ‘In light of that assurance, the [Supreme Court] refused permission to appeal in the case,’ the UK’s highest court said.
Lawyers representing claimants challenging the Rwanda removals flight came under fire by some parts of the media last week.
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