Rwanda bill sent back to MPs after peers inflicts new defeats on government

A government bill centred on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda has been sent back to MPs after peers rejected it. The Safety of Rwanda Bill had been debated in the House of Lords after their previous changes were dismissed by the Commons earlier this week. In the upper chamber, the government lost seven votes by margins of around 50. The last time peers voted on amendments, the government lost by around 100 votes.

Read more:Bill looks to be on the home straight - but Tory prospects appear bleakCost of stalled Rwanda asylum scheme could soar to £500m - watchdogMPs reject Lords amendment on Rwanda Labour's Lord Vernon Coaker was among those who spoke against the government's proposals. He criticised the Commons for rejecting all the Lords' initial amendments 'carte blanche'.

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