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Britain to fight legal challenges against Rwandan immigration plan

FILE PHOTO: An activist blocking a road leading away from the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre holds a banner during a protest against the British Governments plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, near Heathrow airport in London, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Britain will fight any legal challenges against its policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda and is confident that flights will be able to take off in future, a senior British minister said on Wednesday.

Therese Coffey, work and pensions minister, told Sky News the government was already preparing for the next flight, after the first departure was halted at the last minute late on Tuesday following an injunction by European judges.

"The most important thing is that we tackle this issue right now, we'll go back I'm sure to ECHR to challenge this initial ruling," she said. "We will be preparing for the next flight."

FILE PHOTO: A plane reported by British media to be first to transport migrants to Rwanda is seen on the tarmac at MOD Boscombe Down base in Wiltshire, Britain, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

(Reporting by Muvija M; writing by Kate Holton; editing by James Davey)

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