MPs have approved the Safety of Rwanda Bill at second reading by 313 votes to 269, majority 44.
That means the Prime Minister's controversial Rwanda Bill is allowed to progress to its next stage in Parliament.
MPs debated the flagship asylum deportation legislation in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, as Rishi Sunak made last-ditch efforts to persuade would-be Tory rebels to back it.
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