Jamaica deportation flight leaves with ‘about 20’ people

Home Office flight leaves UK less than half full after court upheld legal challenge

A planned deportation flight to Jamaica has taken off but with fewer than half of those due to have been on board after a court upheld a legal challenge.

As the government came under fire for proceeding with the flight, it was defended on Tuesday by the chancellor, who said those onboard were not members of the Windrush generation but offenders who posed a risk to the public.

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