Channel: ITV News

Category: News & Politics

Tags: immigrationvisaasylum seeker

Description: Boris Johnson has insisted his policy of sending illegal immigrants to Rwanda for processing will go ahead, despite legal challenges delaying the plan for potentially several months. The prime minister said those who enter the UK in small boats crossing the Channel or in the back of lorries will soon be "immediately" sent 4,000 miles to Rwanda in east Africa, where their applications for asylum will be processed. He accepted the plan will not be "without legal challenges" after a number of legal firms submitted pre-action correspondence to the government but "we will get it done". "Of course, there are going to be legal eagles, liberal lawyers, who will try to make this difficult to settle. We always knew this was going to happen, but is a very, very sensible thing," he said during a visit to Southampton airport. He added: "We're going to find a way of making sure that they are going immediately to Rwanda." • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: facebook.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Twitter: twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: instagram.com/itvnews