Rwanda deportations: how the first asylum flight from the UK was cancelled

On 14 June the first flight to Rwanda was scheduled to deport seven asylum seekers but the government was forced to cancel the flight after the ECHR raised a case for one of the people onboard. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Campaigners disrupted the roads surrounding Heathrow airport while human rights groups launched a flurry of legal battles in an attempt to stop the controversial policy from progressing Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after 11th-hour ECHR intervention ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/14/european-court-humam-right-makes-11th-hour-intervention-in-rwanda-asylum-seeker-plan ‘Tens of thousands’ to a cancelled flight: how No 10’s Rwanda plan began to fall apart ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/15/tens-of-thousands-to-a-cancelled-flight-how-no-10-rwanda-plan-began-to-fall-apart The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs