Downing Street has warned that peers will show a lack of ‘compassion’ if they do not pass the Rwanda Bill unamended. At this morning’s lobby briefing, the Prime Minister’s spokesman said: ‘Not acting is not an option and it certainly wouldn’t be a compassionate route.’
The government rejected all the amendments made by peers to the Bill last night in the first round of ‘ping pong’ between the two chambers, and the legislation will now go back to the Upper House for further consideration on Wednesday. Labour may try to reinsert around seven of the changes that were rejected by MPs last night. This could mean the Bill doesn’t become law until after Easter if the Lords refuses to sign off on it. The Labour line currently is ‘we are not going to back down on Wednesday’.
Sunak wants to use Rwanda as his next chance of getting a poll boost before the election
Wednesday is going to be a day of drama and unfamiliar faces in the Lords.
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