Labour leader Keir Starmer said the government has “lost control of our borders”, telling BBC Breakfast: “The most effective thing we can do is to smash the criminal gangs running this vile trade and putting people in boats in the first place.”
The Safety of Rwanda Bill faces its first Parliamentary test - known as its second reading - on Tuesday evening, when MPs get a chance to debate and vote on its main principles.
The government says the aim of the policy is to deter migrants from crossing the Channel and it is central to the plan to “stop the boats” - which Mr Sunak has made one of his key priorities.
Group chairman and former deputy prime minister Damian Green urged the government to “stand firm against any attempt to amend the bill in a way that would make it unacceptable to those who believe that support for the rule of law is a basic Conservative principle”.
But some MPs who previously appeared inclined to back the government in Tuesday’s vote, in the hope of amending the bill at a later stage, now seem much more pessimistic about that possibility.
Those who want it to go further argue it is still open to legal challenge by individuals, if they can provide compelling evidence their personal circumstances mean they would be at risk of serious harm if they were removed to Rwanda.
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Labour leader Keir Starmer said the government has “lost control of our borders”, telling BBC Breakfast: “The most effective thing we can do is to smash the criminal gangs running this vile trade and putting people in boats in the first place.”
The Safety of Rwanda Bill faces its first Parliamentary test - known as its second reading - on Tuesday evening, when MPs get a chance to debate and vote on its main principles.
The government says the aim of the policy is to deter migrants from crossing the Channel and it is central to the plan to “stop the boats” - which Mr Sunak has made one of his key priorities.
Group chairman and former deputy prime minister Damian Green urged the government to “stand firm against any attempt to amend the bill in a way that would make it unacceptable to those who believe that support for the rule of law is a basic Conservative principle”.
But some MPs who previously appeared inclined to back the government in Tuesday’s vote, in the hope of amending the bill at a later stage, now seem much more pessimistic about that possibility.
Those who want it to go further argue it is still open to legal challenge by individuals, if they can provide compelling evidence their personal circumstances mean they would be at risk of serious harm if they were removed to Rwanda.
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