Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa
How the UK government’s Rwanda deportation plan was fought in court
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill will become law after opposition and crossbench peers backed down on Monday night, opening the way for legal battles over the potential removal of dozens of people seeking asylum.
After a marathon battle of “ping pong” over the key legislation between the Commons and the Lords, the bill finally passed when opposition and crossbench peers gave way on Monday night.