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The home secretary says she is disappointed at the failure of the deportations, but she must rethink this terrible policyWho knows what lies in store for the men who received a last-minute reprieve from being shipped thousands of miles across the globe to Rwanda. The UK government still wants to press ahead: Priti Patel pronounced herself disappointed. But have no doubt, Tuesday night’s botched attempt – halted after a legal injunction from the European court of human rights – is a watershed moment, in government policymaking, in the country’s global standing and for our collective moral compass.Enver Solomon is chief executive of the Refugee Council Continue reading...