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In the first vote of its kind, the House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum...

The House of Lords backed a motion to kick the treaty with the African nation into the long grass by 214 votes to 171.

Peers faced fury after they voted to delay a key plank of the scheme, backing a motion to kick the treaty with the African nation into the long grass by 214 votes to 171.

Kigali must improve its asylum procedures before parliament ratifies the treaty, House of Lords says.

The motion was introduced by Labour former attorney general Lord Goldsmith (pictured) and seeks to delay the treaty underpinning the Safety of Rwanda Bill.

Kigali must improve its asylum procedures before parliament ratifies the treaty, House of Lords says.

The British government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords over plans to scrap certain EU laws by the end of the year, reports BBC. Peers backed an amendment which would give Parliament greater scrutiny over which rules should be ditched and also voted to give devolved governments, rather than Westminster ministers, the final say on whether EU rights should be kept.

Peers support amendments giving Parliament and devolved governments power over scrapping EU-era laws.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch announced that around 600 laws would be revoked under their legislation rather than the 4,000 pledged.

Prime Minister warned over sweeping use of Henry VIII powers