Several senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged MPs held 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023
Senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged MPs spent more than three-and-a-half hours holding 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
Senior Tories attack illegal migration bill as Lords amendments overturned Theresa May and Tim Loughton among more than a dozen backbench Tories criticising bill The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
Jenrick stepped up to the dispatch box. Cometh the hour, cometh the halfwit Honest Bob was all heart. It was actually compassionate to deport as many asylum seekers as possible The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
Britons could be asked to house Afghans as thousands face hotel evictions Immigration minister considering launch of Homes for Afghans scheme similar to that offered to Ukrainians The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
The UK government is in a face-off with the House of Lords over its contentious migration bill The U.K. government has watered down some parts of its controversial immigration legislation in an attempt to get the bill through Parliament The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
Theresa May says illegal migration bill will ‘consign more people to slavery’ as MPs vote on amendments – as it happened Campaigners urge MPs to ‘stand on the right side of history’ by voting against the government’s bill The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
MPs to consider changes to Illegal Migration Bill as ministers offer concessions MPs will vote on Tuesday on changes backed by the House of Lords after the draft legislation suffered 20 defeats in the upper chamber. The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023
Numbers making risky English Channel crossing ‘still too large’ says No 10 Rishi Sunak’s pledge to ‘stop the boats’ has run into a series of difficulties in the English Channel, the courts and the House of Lords. The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023
Labour launch last-ditch bid to stop Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey's peerage Tory Lords bosses have been urged to step in and prevent the failed Mayoral candidate accepting a peerage within two weeks while police are probing his 'jingle and mingle' bash Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023
Boris Johnson's seven worst moments as PM - from sickening Partygate to 'woeful fraud' Today marks one year since Boris Johnson resigned as PM, after almost 60 MPs quit government or party posts to express their lack of confidence in his leadership Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023
The Online Safety Bill "undermines safety online," warn experts amid encryption blast Experts raise major concerns as the Online Safety Bill is now at a "critical time" in Parliament. Will policymakers finally listen? TechRadar · Jul 6, 2023
Sunak faces calls to halt Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey's peerage in 'Block Bailey Bill' The Lib Dems are bringing forward a 'Block Bailey Bill' to prevent Shaun Bailey from taking his seat in the House of Lords after he was awarded entry in Boris Johnson’s controversial resignation honours Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2023
Bishops risk becoming ‘politicians that wear mitres’, MP says Conservative MP Chris Loder said bishops taking political positions are ‘damaging’ for the Church of England. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 No 10 ‘not deterred’ by Lords defeats on migration Bill as MPs consider changes The amendments proposed by peers to the stop the boats legislation will be debated in the Commons next week.
Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023 SNP MP in bid to have bishops removed from the House of Lords Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard will lead a debate calling for Anglican bishops to no longer be granted guaranteed seats in the upper house of Parliament.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 6, 2023 Illegal Migration Bill suffers 20 defeats in House of Lords THE UK Government has suffered what is believed to be a record 20 defeats in the House of Lords over its Illegal Migration Bill.
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 Bishops should lose guaranteed seats in House of Lords, MPs to hear SNP MP Tommy Sheppard will say Anglican bishops should ‘get no special fast track’ to a place in Parliament.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 A seat in the House of Lords isn’t God-given. It’s time parliament ejected all the bishops Scrapping automatic places for a minority religion is as good a place as any to start with reform of the upper house, says humanist Sandi Toksvig
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023 Faith leaders in call for ‘just’ and ‘compassionate’ asylum policy In a letter to The Times newspaper, faith leaders warn the draft legislation ‘falls short of our obligation to the most vulnerable’.
The Conversation · Jul 4, 2023 How do people get appointed to the House of Lords and can it ever change? The process explained The UK’s House of Lords has existed in one form or another since the 11th century, making it one of the oldest political institutions in the world.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023 Met investigating two Tory Partygate allegations - but no further action over Chequers events – as it happened Two events being investigated both took place in 2020, police say
Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak's migration plans suffer brutal mauling as Lords inflict 11 defeats The onslaught in the upper chamber came just a week after the Government's defeat at the Court of Appeal over plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023 Defeats for small boats bill in the Lords as Channel crossings set new record Peers voted against government-proposed measures on detention and deportation of asylum seekers
Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2023 The Mancunian Way: The robot surgeon A vision of the future at Manchester hospital PLUS Bruce Dickinson’s taste test