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High Court rejects last-ditch efforts to stop Tories' ‘racist’ deportation flight
Labour's David Lammy accused the government of hypocrisy over the deportation of county-lines victims
Labour MP David Lammy
LAST-DITCH efforts today to stop a “racist” deportation flight to Jamaica that is expected to leave tomorrow morning were rejected by the High Court last night.
A group of lawyers, campaigners and relatives said the “last hope is now the Court of Appeal and out-of-hours application.
“Detainees are being put on lockdown and they prepare for deportations.
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