Peers maintain stand-off with government over flagship controversial Rwanda deportation plan.
MPs have rejected all the Lords’ Rwanda Bill amendments, after the Government was accused of “flogging a dead horse” with the policy.The seven amendments included those that sought to require local authorities to complete age assessments for migrants before their removal, and to exempt Afghan staff who worked alongside the UK armed forces.The Bill will return to the Lords tomorrow, when it is expected that Labour and crossbench peers may seek to reinstate three or four amendments.The votes came...
Oliver Dowden has suggested that Angela Rayner should resign over the row surrounding her council house.]]>
Rishi Sunak said there will be no more delays to his asylum plan and Parliament will sit and "vote until it's done".
Humza Yousaf has insisted he will not resign as First Minister as Labour launched an attempt to bring down the entire SNP government and force a Holyrood election.]]>
Australian home borrowers hoping for a rate cut soon are set to be disappointed. Financial markets have now changed their predictions to have no cut in 2024 - and another rate rise can't be ruled out.
After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum
China’s communist government is engaged in large-scale political warfare and influence efforts it calls united front operations that are seeking to subvert all sectors of the United States, according to an investigation by the House oversight committee.
PM blames Labour peers for blocking bill but says parliament will sit ‘for as long as it takes’ to pass legislation this evening
The bill has been a topic of much political contentiousness in the United Kingdom since the idea was first introduced in 2022.
Rishi Sunak should focus on fixing the “broken” NHS and reducing waiting lists if he wants to get more people back into work, Sir Keir Starmer has argued. ]]>
Nearly half of Tory MPs, including five leadership hopefuls, failed to support Rishi Sunak’s flagship smoking ban on Tuesday.]]>