Post-Brexit immigration legislation in UK heavily defeated in second house vote

Alf Dubs said children are the most vulnerable of refugees. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

A string of heavy defeats have been inflicted by peers against the UK Government’s flagship immigration legislation that will end EU freedom-of-movement rules in the UK.

The House of Lords (Britain's second national parliament chamber) has demanded a series of changes to the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, including to ensure continued help for unaccompanied child refugees.