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Sunak races to force Rwanda Bill through Parliament
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to 10 Downing Street, London, for talks, April 9, 2024
RISHI SUNAK was racing to force his Rwanda deportation Bill through Parliament today as the stand-off between MPs and peers over the legislation intensified.
The parliamentary ping-pong came amid reports that the government is moving to cut similar deals with other countries for the removal of asylum-seekers.
Tory MPs voted down all amendments passed in the Lords, including those which would have exempted victims of slavery or people who had assisted British armed forces from deportation.
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