The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country.
The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country. MPs overturned Tuesday's attempts by the House of Lords to dilute the plan - but peers have now put forward even more changes to the proposed new law.
The proposed changes sought to:• ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law;• that Rwanda would not be declared safe until a report was completed;• that appeals based on safety would be allowed;• and that exemptions would be allowed for people who served with or for the British armed forces. Peers want to insist on the amendments about people who assisted the UK's armed forces, and a report advising on the safety of Rwanda, in particular.
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