MPs have rejected all ten Lord amendments of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum bill.
The House of Commons voted on ten amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) bill that were passed this month.
The Supreme Court previously ruled the Rwanda plan unlawful - stating that it could lead to human rights concerns.
Among those amendments rejected include allowing courts to question Rwanda's safety and offering protections for asylum seekers claiming to be unaccompanied children.
MPs have rejected all ten Lord amendments of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum bill
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Others included preventing the government from declaring Rwanda a safe country until a series of safeguards are implemented and exempting those who have worked with the British armed forces abroad from being deported to the African country.
Labour, the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats voted to keep the 10 amendments.
However, they were defeated and the bill will return to the Lords later this week.
The passage of the bill can be slowed down once again as peers decide whether to reinsert their amendments.
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Following the debate, Labour MP Clive Lewis apologised for swearing in the Commons chamber.
He said his "outburst" was not specifically directed at anyone.
The Norwich South MP said: "I’d like to put on record, if I could, my apologies to the chamber, to members [of parliament] and members of staff, for an earlier outburst I had.
"If I could very quickly explain, I received a message which caused me some consternation and surprise, to which I made an outburst in general at no one specifically.
The House of Commons voted on ten amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) bill that were passed this month
PA"If I could do it again I’d probably have said something like ‘my giddy aunt’, rather what did come out of my mouth, and for that I apologise. But just to clear the air and put on record the fact that it was directed at no one in particular.
Rishi Sunak has urged his party to keep faith with his leadership, as he insisted that 2024 "will be the year Britain bounces back".
The Prime Minister is hoping to win over wavering MPs by claiming the "economy is turning a corner".
