Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after legal action

The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after a legal ruling on Tuesday evening.

The flight was part of a new plan by the government to send some asylum seekers who arrive in the UK to apply for asylum in Rwanda, in east Africa, instead.

It's a policy that has caused a lot of political and legal arguments and with lots of cases going to court, the first flight didn't happen.

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