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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal and Harry Taylor

Priti Patel’s immigration bill suffers multiple defeats in Lords

Nationality and Borders Bill vote
The chamber of the House of Lords on 4 April. The government’s nationality and borders bill was eviscerated by peers. Photograph: Parliament TV

Priti Patel’s nationality and borders bill has been ripped apart for a second time by the House of Lords as the government suffered more than 10 defeats over controversial proposals to tighten immigration rules.

Peers supported proposals to ensure that the bill complied with the 1951 Refugee Convention and challenged the government’s plan to redefine refugees into two classes based on how they arrived in the UK.

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