Ministers have come under fire for failing to “run votes through the night” as peers blocked Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill for a fourth time on Wednesday, threatening further delays to the first deportation flights.]]>
Rishi Sunak said there will be no more delays to his asylum plan and Parliament will sit and "vote until it's done".
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...
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A bill requiring law enforcement to make police bodycam footage public record was voted down Wednesday by lawmakers, a decision met with disappointment among supporters of the bill.
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley says he did not vote for the new national security supplemental funding bill. This bill has many elements, including supplying aid to Ukraine and helping fight the influx of fentanyl into the states. It was signed into law by President Biden Wednesday. Another section of the bill gave funding for […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters after a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to advance a bill that provides aid to Ukraine and Israel. Several hardline Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, were opposed to the bill. Republicans may move to oust him as House Speaker for allowing the vote. The final vote on the bill could happen as soon as Saturday.
The House of Representatives has voted to advance four separate bills that include two on funding for Ukraine and Israel. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on what comes next for the legislation as Speaker Johnson discusses the vote with reporters.
Peers maintain stand-off with government over flagship controversial Rwanda deportation plan.