Government ‘should have held votes through the night’ after Rwanda Bill blocked again
The Telegraph - 2024-04-17T19:30:41.000Z

Ministers have come under fire for failing to “run votes through the night” as peers blocked Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill for a fourth time on Wednesday, threatening further delays to the first deportation flights.]]>

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