Suella Braverman won’t say Rwanda deportation flights will start by summer

Home secretary refuses to ‘give a deadline’ for when her controversial policy for asylum seekers will begin

Suella Braverman has been unable to confirm that the first promised deportation flights to Rwanda will take off this summer, as the policy continues to face scrutiny in the courts.

The home secretary, whose officials briefed that plans were on track during her trip to the African country last month, played down the prospect of the flights going ahead shortly.