Rishi Sunak said the first migrant deportation flights to Rwanda will take place in “10 to 12 weeks” as he conceded he had failed to deliver on his target of getting them up and running by the spring. He told a Downing Street press conference this morning: “The first flight will leave in 10 to 12 weeks. Of course that is later than we wanted but we have always been clear that processing will take time and if Labour peers had not spent weeks holding up the [Rwanda] Bill in the House of Lords to try to block these flights altogether we would have begun this process weeks ago.” The Prime Minister said after that he hoped there will be a “regular rhythm” to the flights. Follow the updates here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/22/rishi-sunak-latest-news-rwanda-bill-james-cleverly/ #rwanda #politics #rishisunak Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and null are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.