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Lords pass five amendments to Rwanda bill in heavy defeat for Rishi Sunak

Peers, including senior Tories, vote by margins of about 100 votes for changes to legislation, which will have to go back to Commons

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024

God-given Vote: The Bishops In The UK Parliament

One considers itself to be "the mother" of democratic parliaments, the other is an Islamic theocracy.

International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024

Fake fur and Dr Martens: the young peer bringing change to the Lords

Carmen Smith of Plaid Cymru, 27, argues for Welsh representation and wants to ‘bring more voices’ to the unelected chamber

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

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Rishi Sunak tells voters he is ‘absolutely’ committed to Rwanda during Q&A on GB News – as it happened

Prime minister faces one-hour grilling from voters following day of campaigning in Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

First photo ID, now votes for expats: the Tories are showing us exactly what election rigging looks like

The government is deterring young and poor people from voting – but no amount of gerrymandering will save its bacon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

Make used electric cars cheaper and tackle battery fears, peers tell ministers

Grants needed towards buying EVs as well as a battery health testing standard to reassure consumers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

Labour ditches radical reforms as it prepares ‘bombproof’ election manifesto

Plans to reform social care and House of Lords are trimmed as Keir Starmer’s party opts for caution ahead of vote

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024

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The House of Lords’ powerlessness to stop the Rwanda bill shows its limits

Letter: The government is racing towards a totalitarian state – and the second assembly can’t stop it, says Jenny Jones

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

UK ministers urged to protect creatives whose work is used by AI firms

House of Lords committee says copyright laws fall short as tech companies lift content without permission

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

More than 30,000 UK asylum seekers on bail under Rwanda deportation threat

Home Office reveals 33,085 will not have claims examined while government tries to remove them

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war – as it happened

Deal to swap around 200 PoWs from each side comes after contested claim that Kyiv downed plane carrying Ukrainian soldiers

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2024

Sunak’s Rwanda plan faces more hurdles as Tory peers condemn policy

Conservative opposition in the House of Lords could prolong wrangling over bill’s implementation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

‘If we win, we have to be ready’: Labour prepares for first 100 days as Tories slide into chaos

In the week an unruly former Conservative minister was slapped down for suggesting yet another change of leader, the opposition was readying itself for government under Starmer’s rigid control

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024

Tory donors deny funding poll for group working to oust Sunak

Donors close to Boris Johnson and hedge fund boss behind GB News say they had no involvement in polling

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

The House of Lords is very flawed. But if it picks apart Sunak’s Rwanda bill, that’s its job and it deserves support

It’s hypocrisy for the PM to claim peers are frustrating ‘the will of the people’ after years of refusing to reform the upper chamber, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda receives first parliamentary defeat

Lords vote for motion to delay ratification of Rwanda treaty until government can show country is safe

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

House of Lords votes to delay Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda treaty – as it happened

Peers vote 214-171 to delay bill to allow more time for scrutiny

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

Rwanda plan could fail first test in Lords as peers move to thwart Sunak’s bill

Motion seeks to delay ratification of treaty until government can show that destination country is safe

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International Business Times UK · Jan 19, 2024

Setback For Sunak As House Of Lords Sets Out Prolonged Timetable For Rwanda Bill

Sunak spent the morning urging his peers in the unelected chamber to pass his asylum bill as soon as possible, arguing it was the "will of the people" and they should see it as a "priority" for the country.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

Home Office hires hangar and dummy plane to rehearse forcing migrants onto Rwanda flights

Staff will be trained on how to handle 'disruptive' people

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

We ‘clearly let society down’ and have broken people’s trust in technology, Fujitsu boss tells Horizon Post Office inquiry – as it happened

Paul Patterson, CEO of Fujitsu Europe, also says editing of witness statements used to prosecute post office operators was ‘shameful’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Setback for Sunak’s Rwanda bill pledge as peers reject his call for haste

Members of Lords criticise PM’s ‘bizarre’ and ‘vacuous’ calls for swift approval of legislation to ensure deportation flights by spring

International Business Times · Jan 18, 2024

UK PM Says Controversial Rwanda Plan Is 'Will Of The People'

Rishi Sunak on Thursday urged members of the UK's unelected upper chamber of parliament to pass his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda, insisting it was "the will of the people".

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Sunak is praying for the Lords to block the Rwanda bill – so he can blame the left

If that plane full of asylum seekers actually takes off, it is no longer the great distraction his government needs it to be, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Sunak pressures Lords to pass Rwanda bill and denies Tory split on issue

PM urges opposition peers to back deportation bill amid reports of Tories submitting no-confidence letters in PM

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