"UK's House of Lords Rejects Sunak's Plan to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda"
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The UK's House of Lords has voted to delay Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, defying his urging to back the controversial legislation. The upper house voted to delay the ratification of a related treaty with Rwanda until the government can prove the country is safe for asylum seekers. Sunak introduced the bill after the UK Supreme Court ruled against deportations to Rwanda, and he has made it a key part of his bid for re-election.
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