Boris Johnson and Priti Patel were tonight dealt an avalanche of defeats in the House of Lords over their “inhumane” crackdown on refugees.
Peers voted to remove the harshest elements of the Nationality and Borders Bill - which will make it harder for people fleeing war and unrest to seek asylum.
In a tense stand-off, peers dealt blows to the Home Secretary’s bids to hold asylum seekers offshore, criminalise those who arrive in the UK without permission, and treat those who crossed the Channel in a dinghy differently.
