Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
The House of Lords last night passed two more amendments to the controversial legislation, meaning it will not pass until next week at the earliest.One of the Lords amendment would see those who have served the British army, including Afghan interpreters, from being forcibly deported to Rwanda .Shapps replied: “As defence secretary I am immensely keen to ensure that people who supported us in Afghanistan are able to move here.
“Tell me what Keir Starmer and the Labour Party intend to do about it. The answer is they don’t have an answer and, using their block of votes in the House of Lords, they have once again voted against the Rwanda legislation.”
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