“No ifs, no buts, these flights are going to Rwanda,” declared a determined Rishi Sunak today ahead of another showdown with the Lords – now underway – which the PM is confident will culminate in the Rwanda Bill finally becoming law.
They could have a long night ahead of them. Conservative MP Tim Loughton told the BBC he had a “sleeping bag ready” as he prepared for the prolonged debate between the Lords and the Commons.
Sunak headed into the session insisting that flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will set off in “10 to 12 weeks”.
