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Sunak pressed to end Rwanda bill impasse by exempting Afghan service veterans
Some Tory MPs said to want concession as Home Office staff warn migrants marked for deportation will go ‘underground’
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to make last-minute concessions today to secure the passage of the Rwanda deportation bill by allowing exemptions for Afghans who served alongside UK forces.
The prime minister is facing calls from Conservative MPs and opposition parties to offer assurances that Afghans, including special forces veterans, will not be flown to Rwanda should they arrive in the UK across the Channel.
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