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By Lizzy Buchan & Ashley Cowburn Rishi Sunak still can’t say if deportation flights to Rwanda will take off before the election as he teed up a showdown with peers over the divisive plan. The Prime Minister echoed Theresa May’s Brexit warnings to urge the House of Lords “not to frustrate the will of the people” by opposing the Safety of Rwanda Bill when it comes to the upper Chamber later this month. Mr Sunak survived threats from Conservative right-wingers to torpedo the legislation – as only 11 Tory MPs rebelled in a crunch Commons vote on Wednesday night. Another 18 MPs abstained, including…

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