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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Rwanda bill what does the latest delay mean - Caught on Camera

The Houses of Parliament and over Westminster Bridge in London with the sunsetting in the background.
The Rwanda bill has to be voted through both houses of parliament before it can be given royal assent. Photograph: xavierarnau/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak’s plan to fly people seeking asylum to Rwanda this spring appears to have been put back to the summer after House of Lords insisted on changes to the scheme.

On Thursday the prime minister’s spokesperson said the Lords were responsible for any delay after attaching unwanted amendments to the deportation bill.

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