Britain will never “relent” from efforts to stop small boat crossings – as immigration officers rounded up passengers for the first flight to Rwanda.

Dramatic footage of the dawn raids was released by the government, but the Home Secretary rejected claims he was using it to score political points as millions of Brits go to the polls in Local Elections.

Instead James Cleverly blasted “naive” do-gooders and dingy-chasing lawyers “who believe that they are on the side of righteousness when they try and prevent these actions – but are making the situation worse.”

After another tragedy in the Channel last week, Mr Cleverly warned “a child was killed because people smugglers are beating them, they’re stabbing people, they are forcing them onto these unseaworthy boats.”

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