HOME SECRETARY Priti Patel is facing a legal challenge against her plans to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. 

Lawyers for the Freedom from Torture charity have sent a pre-action letter to the Home Office expressing “serious concerns about the lawfulness of the policy,” it emerged today. 

The letter, which is expected to lead to a judicial review, requests disclosure of information relating to the plans including documents outlining the policy, risk assessments and the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the British and Rwandan governments.