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Tim Farron suggested it all came back to the opinion polls on BBC Question Time.
Tory hopes of getting deportation flights off the ground in spring in doubt as parliamentary "ping pong" continues.
Wednesday promises to be another big day for Rishi Sunak as he addresses 1922 Committee of backbenchers.
The incendiary claim was made as peers prepare to vote again on the controversial legislation.
The backbencher said the outburst was aimed "at no one in particular".
Boost for Rishi Sunak as changes to flagship plan rejected in the House of Commons.
The UK will pay up to £230,000 for every asylum seeker who is deported to Africa, according to the IPPR.
"This reeks of desperation."
It means the government has now been beaten 10 times this week on the flagship legislation.
The setbacks to the plan to help “stop the boats” paves the way for a game of parliamentary “ping-pong”.