Rishi Sunak's flagship proposals to tackle boats crossing the Channel suffered a brutal mauling last night as peers inflicted 11 defeats in one day.
The onslaught in the upper chamber came as the Prime Minister faced a challenge to his authority with Tory MPs calling for more severe action on immigration.
On Monday evening peers demanded a series of changes to the Illegal Migration Bill - the Prime Minister's attempt to detain and remove those who arrive in the UK without permission.
