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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

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

Protest against the UK deportation flights to Rwanda near Brook House immigration removal centre in London.
Protest against the UK deportation flights to Rwanda near Brook House immigration removal centre in London. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

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 that sought to delay ratification of the new Rwanda treaty until the government can show the country is safe.

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