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Labour leader says there are ‘a lot of unanswered questions’ over allegations including why the Conservatives took so long to act
During questions in the Commons on next week’s business, Penny Mordaunt, leader of the house, said that MPs would debate the latest Lords amendments to the Rwanda bill on Monday and that, if necessary, time would also be set aside on Tuesday for MPs to vote again on Lords amendments to the bill.
But, at the No 10 lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson told journalists that the government wants to conclude the “ping pong” process (when the bill shuttles between the Commons and the Lords until both sides agree on its wording) on Monday night. He said:
Our intention is to get this passed on Monday such that we can then set out the timetable for getting flights off as soon as possible.
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