Rwanda asylum scheme: Peers vote against approving Rwanda treaty
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...
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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.