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By Jessica Frank-Keyes The House of Lords “must pass this bill”, Rishi Sunak has said after MPs backed his plans to pass new legislation to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Delivering a press conference in Downing Street this morning, Sunak described the measures as an “urgent national priority”. But asked whether he could guarantee that flights would take off this year, Sunak said: “I want to see this happen as soon as practically possible… we’re not messing around.” It came after new polling by YouGov with the Times revealed the Labour Party were 27 points ahead with the public, on 47 per ce…

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