Rwanda bill further delayed after Lords again votes for changes
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6M58X)
Legislation to go back to Commons after peers stand up for rights of Afghans and scrutiny of refugees' treatment
The parliamentary battle over Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deportation bill will spill into next week after the Lords refused to budge over the rights of Afghans and scrutiny of the treatment of refugees in east Africa.
The move prompted an immediate backlash from the home secretary, James Cleverly, who blamed Labour for blocking the bill and being terrified" that the Rwanda plan would stop asylum seekers from travelling to the UK in small boats.
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