Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda receives first parliamentary defeat

Lords vote for motion to delay ratification of Rwanda treaty until government can show country is safe

Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda received its first parliamentary defeat on Monday after peers backed calls for protections to be introduced before any flights take off.

The House of Lords voted for a motion which sought to delay ratification of the new Rwanda treaty until the government can show the country is safe.