The UK government's plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda suffered its first official parliamentary defeat. The House of Lords wants to see better protection in place before the deportations. In an effort to overcome resistance from the courts, Sunak's government is passing legislation through parliament that would block further legal challenges by declaring Rwanda a so-called safe country for asylum seekers. Some Lords complained that the legislation as currently drafted would require Rwanda to be treated as a safe country regardless of the evidence. More than 2 500 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far this year.
