Peers Accused of Trying to Derail Illegal Migration Bill With ‘Wrecking Amendment’

A group of people thought to be illegal immigrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, from the RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat, following a small boat incident in the Channel, on April 27, 2023. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

A Home Office minister has accused members of the House of Lords of seeking to derail the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, after the peers inflicted a series of defeats on the government on Wednesday.

The legislation is a key part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s bid to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats.