UK-Rwanda migrant plan passes after parliament marathon

Peers, who have criticised the bill as inadequate, notably wanted a requirement that Rwanda could not be treated as safe until an independent monitoring body said so.

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Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover on the south coast of England. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda in coming months as part of a plan to deter arrivals that has sparked controversy.