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Rwanda bill latest: MPs and Lords in showdown as Sunak promises flights by July

David Graham
1 year ago





Rwanda bill latest: MPs and Lords in showdown as Sunak promises flights by July – BBC News

























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Summary

  1. MPs and peers are sitting in Parliament for a showdown on the Safety of Rwanda Bill, after months of deadlock
  2. The House of Lords sends the bill back to MPs for a fifth time
  3. PM Rishi Sunak says it will be approved by Parliament tonight “no matter how late it goes – no ifs, no buts”
  4. He says flights taking some asylum seekers to Rwanda will set off in “10-12 weeks”
  5. The plan – designed to deter migrants crossing the Channel in small boats – was announced in 2022, but no flights have set off
  6. Sunak previously said he expected flights to set off this spring – he acknowledges the delay, but blames it on Labour



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