After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum
Peers admitted defeat in their desperate efforts to water down the legislation just before midnight, with one describing the moment as a 'funeral'.
Rishi Sunak said there will be no more delays to his asylum plan and Parliament will sit and "vote until it's done".
The US House of Representatives rejected all four amendments to the draft
PM blames Labour peers for blocking bill but says parliament will sit ‘for as long as it takes’ to pass legislation this evening
The bill has been a topic of much political contentiousness in the United Kingdom since the idea was first introduced in 2022.
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Parliamentary stand-off ends, opening the way for asylum seekers to be sent
The shadow home secretary said the government should use the money to "boost border security".
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