Rwanda Bill: What happens next if Rishi Sunak forces controversial plan through Lords vote? [Video]

The Prime Minister has said “nothing will stand in our way” of getting flights off the ground after the Government’s Rwanda deportation plan passed through Parliament.

The House of Lords had been engaged in an extended tussle over the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on Monday, sending it back to the Commons five times in a bid to secure changes.

The unelected chamber ended the deadlock after MPs rejected a requirement that Rwanda could not be treated as safe until the secretary of state, having consulted an independent monitoring body, made a statement to Parliament to that effect.

So what happens now the flagship Rwanda plan has passed the Lords?

There will reportedly be around 150 asylum seekers on the first two or three flights to Kigali, with flights expected to start in July.

“We have prepared for this moment… We’ve increased …