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What is the Rwanda bill vote about? Ros Atkins explains

On Tuesday MPs will vote on the government's plan to send people seeing UK asylum to Rwanda. This has been one of prime minister Rishi Sunak's main priorities.

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins answers key questions including: What is the Rwanda vote? Why is this happening now? What happens if it's defeated?

12 December 2023

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