Tony Smith, former director general of the Border Forces, said: “If you can show that people will fly out of Manston [the Kent RAF base where they will be held] directly to Rwanda, which will hit smuggling gangs and hit immigrants. It looks like a bit of a bluff right now. “No one has been sent to Rwanda yet.” Boris Johnson reportedly wanted the first single-flight immigrant flights to Rwanda to leave later this month, but government sources acknowledged Monday night that they were likely to be delayed due to legal challenges facing three different groups. A senior source said: “We will fight the legal claims, but it will take time to do so. We hope to do so. [the flights] as soon as possible. Everyone is pushing as hard as they can to get it ready, but we have said it will not be fast. We want to make sure that it is done correctly and correctly “. But the Tories urged the government to continue flying independently. Tim Loughton, a former minister and member of the Committees on Home Affairs, said: “What is absolutely essential is that in the coming weeks and months, there will be high-profile airplane pictures of people going to Rwanda. “They need to know that if they pay 000 3,000 or 000 4,000 to a smuggler to risk their lives crossing the Channel, it will now be a draw whether they end up in a hotel in Kent or on a plane to Rwanda. where you will have a different existence “. Mr Loughton urged Home Secretary Priti Patel to continue flying instead of waiting for the legal challenge, saying: “All he has to do is do it, challenge it and then see what happens if there is a legal case coming to court “.
