MPs reject Lords bid to sink migrant Bill

RISHI Sunak's plan to tackle illegal migration was handed a major boost last night after MPs overturned peers' attempts at "wrecking" it.

- Martyn Brownand Michael Knowles 

They rejected a raft of changes to the Government's asylum reforms voted through by the House of Lords.

It paves the way for the Illegal Migration Bill to become law by the end of next week.

The Bill is a crucial part of the Prime Minister's pledge to stop the small boats crossing the Channel.

It would place a legal duty on the Government to detain and remove illegal migrants, either to Rwanda or another country.

It originally removed the existing time limits on how long unaccompanied children and pregnant women could be detained, but they were reinstated by peers.