Blow for Rishi Sunak as Rwanda scheme stymied by defiant peers digging their heels in over bill

Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh blow as peers again strongly backed several changes to his flagship Rwanda Bill which now appears unlikely to clear Parliament before Easter.

MPs rejected a raft of changes made to the draft legislation by the House of Lords earlier this week and ministers urged the unelected chamber to allow it to become law.

But peers have again pressed their demands