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    Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

    by Nick Lester Apr 17, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Peers have maintained the parliamentary deadlock over Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation plan in pressing their demands for changes to the controversial scheme.

    The House of Lords snubbed ministerial calls to back down and again insisted on revisions to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.

    The fresh defeats mean a continuation of wrangling at Westminster over the proposed law that aims to clear the way to send asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats on

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