A key U-turn means the removal of migrants crossing the Channel will not apply retrospectively and will instead only apply from when the bill receives royal assent.
A further amendment means the government will keep the current rules on the detention of pregnant women, meaning they can only be detained for a maximum of 72 hours - though this can be extended to seven days on the authorisation of a minister.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said:"This Bill forms a crucial part of our action to stop the boats and ensure people do not risk their lives by making illegal and unnecessary journeys to the UK."Today's amendments will help this crucial legislation pass through Parliament swiftly, whilst continuing to send a clear message that the exploitation of children and vulnerable people, used by criminals and ferried across the Channel, cannot continue.
The government is expected to seek to overturn many of the called-for changes to the Bill, which is central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's"stop the boats" pledge - one ofIt could see a prolonged stand-off between peers and the government during so-called parliamentary ping-pong, which refers to the to-and-fro of amendments to Bills between the House of Commons and the House of Lords
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