Patel’s plans to process asylum seekers abroad facing Tory rebellion
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5X84N)
Rebels not sure if they have enough support to defeat home secretary's clearly ridiculous' borders bill
Priti Patel's plans to process asylum seekers abroad are facing a Conservative rebellion next week, with MPs calling the proposal clearly ridiculous" ahead of a vote on the nationality and borders bill.
Amendments circulated among senior Tories include attempts to scupper government plans to set up offshoring centres and a proposal to instead create a global resettlement scheme to accept 10,000 people a year from war-torn regions.
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