A Home Office minister has accused members of the House of Lords of seeking to derail the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, after the peers inflicted a series of defeats on the government on Wednesday.
The legislation is a key part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s bid to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats.
Under the bill, anyone who arrives in the UK illegally will be banned from claiming asylum, and will be deported to their home country or a “safe third country” like Rwanda, and will also be banned from reentry.
The flagship legislation has already been passed by the House of Commons, but has met fierce opposition in the Lords….