Some changes made by the House of Lords are "little short of wrecking amendments", the immigration minister has said.Opening the consideration of the Lords amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill, Robert Jenrick paid tribute to the upper chamber for "undertaking its proper role as a revising chamber", before he added: "Some of the changes made by the House of Lords are however, little short of wrecking amendments, and not one that the Government can support."

Some changes made by the House of Lords are "little short of wrecking amendments", the immigration minister has said.Opening the consideration of the Lords amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill, Robert Jenrick paid tribute to the upper chamber for "undertaking its proper role as a revising chamber", before he added: "Some of the changes made by the House of Lords are however, little short of wrecking amendments, and not one that the Government can support."