MPs have rejected a series of House of Lords amendments to the government’s Rwanda Bill – setting up a week-long showdown in parliament over the bill.
The Rwanda Security (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is currently in the so-called “ping pong” stage, where amendments will be introduced, debated and voted on in both houses.
So far, the House of Lords proposed a set of amendmentsall of which were defeated by the House of Commons.
now one Second set of House of Lords amendments It has been rejected by MPs, so the bill will return to the House of Lords on Tuesday for further scrutiny.
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Today’s debate is little different from previous debates in the House of Commons considering the legislation.
Home Office Secretary Michael Tomlinson said at the start of the debate: “We are again discussing the same issues and amendments that we have rejected.
“We haven’t quite finished each other’s sentences, but we’re almost there.”
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Rwanda Security Bill aims to allow the government to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK illegally to Rwanda, addressing concerns Last year the Supreme Court proposed.
Part of the legislation declares Rwanda “safe” and prevents judges from considering how safe Rwanda is when someone appeals deportation.
The legislation will be considered by the House of Lords on Tuesday afternoon.
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The amendments they introduced sought to address a range of issues including allowing security-based appeals, how minor asylum seekers are looked after, considerations of modern slavery and those who have served in or with the British Armed Forces Should people do this. Protection from deportation.
After six votes, the government won with majorities of 65, 71, 70, 70, 74 and 59 votes.
The closest vote was on the Armed Forces Amendment.
Peers have sought to prevent people with “positive reasonable grounds” to believe they are victims of modern slavery and human trafficking from being sent to Rwanda.
Because of the way parliamentary procedures work, the bill would fail if they rejected the amendment outright – instead they offered to provide an annual report on modern slavery and its relationship to the Rwanda Bill
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If the House of Lords proposes more amendments to the bill on Tuesday, the House of Commons will consider them on Wednesday afternoon.
Downing Street hopes to pass the legislation this week, with more time for debate in the House of Lords later on Wednesday.
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