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First deportation flight to Rwanda will not leave till summer, admits Sunak

As final parliamentary debates get under way, PM acknowledges dropping spring start to policy despite earlier promises

The Guardian - UK

Minister urges MPs and peers to back Rwanda bill as likely final day of debate begins

Long night expected as bill goes between Commons and Lords and government tries to pass legislation without amendments

The Guardian - UK

No matter how bad the Rwanda bill is, a bunch of unelected peers shouldn’t decide its fate

Democracy needs checks and balances. But the undemocratic composition of the Lords deprives it of basic legitimacy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Rwanda Bill LIVE: Rishi Sunak says airfield on standby and first flights to leave in 10 to 12 weeks

Rishi Sunak has said the first flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will leave in 10 to 12 weeks, and the government will ensure they leave “come what may”.

Evening Standard

Rwanda bill clears parliament after peers abandon final battle over safety amendment – as it happened

Bill could become law this week as end of parliamentary ping-pong in sight

The Guardian - UK

Charter planes ready to fly migrants to Rwanda in weeks, Rishi Sunak says as he warns Lords

The Lords and Commons are locked in a ‘ping pong’ battle over the controversial legislation as new data shows Channel crossings of small boats are on the up

Evening Standard

Stop crime victims in England and Wales paying thousands for court transcripts, say MPs

People affected by serious sexual and violent offences can face large fees to obtain written records from their cases

The Guardian - UK

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Rwanda bill: what does the latest delay mean?

Flights have been pushed back to summer after the House of Lords spoke up for Afghans and refugees – here’s what to expect over the coming weeks

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda bill further delayed after Lords again votes for changes

Legislation to go back to Commons after peers stand up for rights of Afghans and scrutiny of refugees’ treatment

The Guardian - UK

Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans

Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to Commons

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda flights will take off in Spring despite parliamentary deadlock, insists minister

There are ‘many definitions of spring’ a minister said when pressed about a timeline for getting planes to Rwanda

Evening Standard

Further delay to Rwanda bill’s passage as Lords vote through amendments – as it happened

Move follows vote in Commons where MPs voted down four amendments inserted by Lords yesterday

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda bill delayed for at least a day after Lords pass amendments

Legislation to return to the Commons with changes that would ensure conformity with UK and other law and protect claimants

The Guardian - UK

What is Rishi Sunak’s anti-smoking bill and will it pass?

Health leaders have welcomed plan to create smoke-free generation – but PM is facing trouble from some Tory MPs

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Sunak to give Rwanda £50m if deportation bill passed into law

MPs voted through plans on Monday and bill is expected to become law within days

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Nearly 750 small boat arrivals recorded at weekend ahead of Rwanda bill votes

Rishi Sunak braced for fresh round of wrangling over plan that is due to cost taxpayers £1.8m per deportee

The Guardian - UK

UK government in talks with charter airline over Rwanda deportation flights

AirTanker revelation comes amid government confidence that deportations will start soon

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Lord Hoyle, father of Commons speaker, Lindsay, dies aged 98

‘Bereft’ family pay tribute to Doug Hoyle, who chaired Labour parliamentary party in 1990s

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Lord Hoyle obituary

Veteran backbench MP admired as a skilful tactician who served as the chair of the parliamentary Labour party in the 1990s

Evening Standard

Conservative MPs turn to the Lords for AI policy

Spare a thought for the Conservative Party, which is rapidly haemorrhaging top talent. A report in the Guardian last week found the so-called natural party of government is set to lose nearly 1,000 years of Commons expertise after 66 experienced MPs announced plans to step down at the next election.

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Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law

More than 600 prominent lawyers sign letter that calls for end to exports as a ‘measure to prevent’ genocide

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘The Lords needs reform – people shouldn’t just be put there by Boris Johnson’

One wants to fix the second chamber. The other would scrap it and bring in the ‘Danish system’. Can they meet halfway?

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser rapped for himself breaking a parliamentary rule

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser has been rapped for himself breaking a parliamentary rule.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak insists Rwanda flights will be ready

But PM won’t say if migrants will go on RAF or commercial planes

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F1 CEO Domenicali 'arrogant' for not engaging in sportswashing dialogue

The assessment comes from UK peer Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat, during a House of Lords sportswashing debate held in the chamber on Thursday. He says it was prompted by Domenicali failing to engage.

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