A question; will the ‘purdah’ rules which mean that the Government can’t act politically during a GE mean that deportation flights to Rwanda can’t happen?
There’s a very good argument they’re a political act in theory
There’s a very good argument they’re a political act in theory
My understanding is that the flights could go ahead as that is the existing law and policy of the government - but also that you are unlikely to see the Home Office boasting about it on social media (because government communications are limited) and that if there are legal challenges then the caretaker government (which is the Civil Service; and Ministers in post that can act is very limited ways) aren't going to make any active changes to policies. I could be wrong - I believe the official pre-election period starts tomorrow (probably de jure as of 5pm but in reality everyone in the Civil Service was watching the speech and went home or to the pub afterwards) and will go on until it is clear who the government will be; but I am not 100% sure.