Last-ditch bid to stop many boarding Home Office flight to Jamaica fails

Two children brought the case on behalf of their father ahead of flight scheduled on Wednesday

A last-ditch legal attempt by two children to prevent many of those on a controversial Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica from flying on Wednesday has failed, just hours before the charter plane was expected to take off.

The children, two siblings, who brought the case on behalf of their father, argued that current deportation policy was unlawful because the Home Office has failed to properly assess the best interests of children whose parents it seeks to deport.

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