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Peers will renew their assault on the Rwanda Bill today as ministers warn failing to tackle the Channel boats crisis could fuel the far-Right.
A slew of amendments have been tabled to the marquee legislation as it returns to the House of Lords this afternoon.
The government is braced for defeats, with proposed changes this week including delaying deportations until more safeguards are in place about treatment of migrants in the African country.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and former judge Baroness Hale of Richmond are backing efforts to prevent ministers ignoring the European Court of Human Rights.
Although the amendments are unlikely to block the legislation altogether, with the House of Commons having the final say, many peers are determined to slow progress of the Bill.
Rishi Sunak has said he wants the first flights to leave for Rwanda this Spring, but Tories fear the policy will not be up and running before the election, expected this Autumn.
A slew of amendments have been tabled to the marquee legislation as it returns to the House of Lords (pictured) this afternoon
The Archbishop of Canterbury and former judge Baroness Hale of Richmond are backing efforts to prevent ministers ignoring the European Court of Human Rights
