Rwanda bill sent back to MPs after peers inflicts new defeats on government – By Tim Baker (Sky News) / March 20, 2024
It is not clear when the government will be able to get the legislation through parliament, despite the prime minister saying he wanted to get planes in the air in the spring.
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.
This means that a new vote will need to be scheduled in the Commons for MPs to consider the changes.
