Parliamentary Ping-Pong Delays Rwanda Asylum Bill Further

Government plans to pass the Rwanda Safety Bill have dealt a blow in the ongoing parliamentary stand-off over the legislation that seeks to send some asylum seekers to the East African country. The bill was meant to clear its final stages on Wednesday but will now be returned for a vote by MPs on Monday. The latest development comes after peers insisted on revisions to the legislation at the beginning of this week, despite MPs having overturned previous changes by the upper chamber. The House of Lords wants confirmation from an independent monitoring body that Rwanda is a safe country and that protections in the treaty with the African nation are implemented....