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Rishi Sunak is set to face the media this morning as he mounts an all-out bid to force the Rwanda plan through Parliament.
The PM will hold a press conference in Downing Street as he warns he is ready to make MPs and peers sit through the night to break an impasse on the crucial legislation.
The showdown comes after the House of Lords again refused to back down last week, passing more amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill despite MPs repeatedly dismissing their objections.
That teed up a fourth round of 'ping-pong' - where legislation is batted between the two Houses until agreement is reached - which will begin in the Commons this afternoon.
Mr Sunak is expected to deliver a stern message to peers this morning that his patience has run out, with his pledge to 'stop the boats' on the line.
Rishi Sunak (pictured on Friday) is set to face the media this morning as he mounts an all-out bid to force the Rwanda plan through Parliament
Mr Sunak is expected to deliver a stern message to peers this morning that his patience has run out, with his pledge to 'stop the boats' on the line. Pictured, migrants crossing the Channel last month
The proposed law aims to send some asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Kigali in order to deter people from crossing the Channel in small boats.
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill and a new treaty are intended to prevent further legal challenges to the stalled asylum scheme after the Supreme Court ruled the plan was unlawful.
As well as compelling judges to regard the east African country as safe, it would give ministers the power to ignore emergency injunctions.
Despite MPs overturning previous changes by the upper chamber, last week peers renewed their demand that Rwanda cannot be treated as a safe country until an independent monitoring body has verified that protections contained in the treaty are implemented.
The provision would also allow the Secretary of State to effectively pull the plug on the scheme if the
