British government still plans to send migrants to Rwanda despite Johnson resignation

A group of people thought to be migrants are rescued off the coast of Folkestone, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The British government will press on with plans to send migrants to Rwanda despite Boris Johnson announcing he will leave office.

Downing Street confirmed the Home Office agreement with the east African nation remained and suggested attempts to once again get the first deportation flight off the ground could be made before a legal challenge against the policy is due to be heard on July 19.