Deportation flights were grounded for a third day under the Home Office’s stalled scheme to crack down on small boat crossings.

The Government has vowed to fight “vexatious” legal challenges against its “one in, one out” deal with France to deport migrants who have crossed the Channel to come to the UK.

The new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood issued a scathing rebuke, saying that those who had launched last minute appeals against their deportations were “suddenly deciding” that they were victims of modern slavery.

She said she would fight attempts to stop removals and it is understood the Home Office still plans to have people on flights in the coming days.

The Home Office is appealing a court decision which delayed the deportation of a man on Tuesday.

Officials will appeal against a

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