Minister urges MPs and peers to back Rwanda bill as likely final day of debate begins

Rishi Sunak told reporters the bill would pass parliament in Monday’s session no matter what. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Michael Tomlinson has urged MPs and peers to back the government’s Rwanda bill before what is likely to be a marathon final day of parliamentary debate for its long-delayed asylum scheme.

The minister for countering illegal migration told the Commons that the government was determined to pass the bill unamended, despite several attempts by members of the House of Lords to make changes to it.