Minister urges MPs and peers to back Rwanda bill as likely final day of debate begins

Long night expected as bill goes between Commons and Lords and government tries to pass legislation without amendments

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Michael Tomlinson has urged MPs and peers to back the government’s Rwanda bill before what is likely to be a marathon final day of parliamentary debate for its long-delayed asylum scheme.

The minister for countering illegal migration told the Commons that the government was determined to pass the bill unamended, despite several attempts by members of the House of Lords to make changes to it.