Peers under pressure to stop blocking Rwanda Bill as MPs prepare to overturn amendments to migrant...

Peers are coming under increasing pressure to drop their opposition to the government's new law to deport Channel migrants to Rwanda , with ministers hoping to start flights within weeks.

The Government will seek to strip out changes made by peers who want extra legal safeguards, including a provision to ensure 'due regard' for domestic and international law. The Commons returns from Easter recess this afternoon with the legislation high on the agenda for a Tory government desperate for a boost in the polls.

Progress has reportedly stalled with all four countries, which were priorities in a long list of potential locations, as the Rwanda scheme struggles to get off the ground after two years of legal and political wrangling. Concerns were expressed that issues with the Rwanda Bill could put potential candidates off, with Armenia for example said to be awaiting the outcome of the policy

But she could not confirm in media interviews today who would operate the flights. And separately, deputy Tory Party chairwoman Rachel Maclean appeared to suggest a carrier had still not been confirmed.

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