UK defends Rwanda deportation policy

The UK government yesterday defended its controversial policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, even as the entire senior leadership of the Church of England branded it shameful and immoral. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss insisted the first flight to Kigali would take off later yesterday no matter how many people were on board, after 23 of the 31 migrants had their tickets cancelled. But she said the policy was vital to smash the business model of human-trafficking gangs exploiting vulnerable migrants.  "Our policy is completely legal. It's completely moral," she added, accusing critics of having no alternative plan.