Court of Appeal judges today rejected a last-ditch legal bid to block a flight due to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda tomorrow - but just eight asylum seekers are set to be on board due to legal challenges.
The news means the flight will almost certainly go ahead, although a legal challenge from the individuals due to be on board is still pending and it is unclear how many will actually end up travelling.
Around 100 people were originally notified they were due for deportation under the policy, dropping to 31 on Friday after a wave of litigation and the total now into single digits.
Raza Husain QC argued that the judge who refused to block the flight on Friday, Mr Justice Swift, had made mistakes in the way he handled the evidence presented to him.
But, following an urgent hearing in London today, three senior judges dismissed the appeal, saying there was no error in his decision.