Boris Johnson accepts plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda will face legal challenge | ITV News

Boris Johnson has accepted his policy to fly asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally 4,000 miles to Rwanda for processing is likely to be challenged in the court after critics labelled the plan "evil".

He said those who enter the UK illegally on small boats or in the back of lorries will be "swiftly and humanely removed to a safe third country or their country of origin".

But, in a concession that fed into claims the policy announcement was a distraction from the partygate scandal, the PM admitted his controversial Rwanda plan was not yet ready to begin.

"I know this system will not take effect overnight," he said, "but I promise that we will do whatever it takes to deliver this new approach, initially within the limits of the existing legal and constitutional frameworks, but also prepared to explore any or further legal reforms which may be necessary."

Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-14/plans-to-fly-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-for-processing-branded-despicable

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