Boris Johnson says he is confident of legality of Rwanda migrant plan

Boris Johnson says he is confident of legality of Rwanda migrant plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he was confident of the legality of his government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after the first flight was blocked at the last minute by the European human rights court, Qazet.az reports.

"Every single court in this country said there was no obstacle that they could see, no court in this country ruled the policy unlawful which was very, very encouraging," Johnson told reporters.

"We are very confident in the legality, the lawfulness of what we are doing and we are going to pursue the policy."

The British government's plan to send some migrants to the East African country has been criticized by opponents, charities, and religious leaders who say it is inhumane. It has been forced to fight a series of legal challenges in London courts aiming to stop it going ahead.

Britain says the $147 million deal struck with Rwanda will stem the flow of dangerous cross-Channel trips and smash the business model of people-smuggling networks.