Lords Could Continue To Hold Out For More Concessions On Rwanda Bill
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by Caitlin Doherty
3h ago
The House of Lords could continue holding out on the Rwanda legislation today, after MPs voted to strip out a series of changes peers made to Rishi Sunak’s bill ..read more
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Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
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by Adam Payne
19h ago
Government is braced for potentially dozens of Conservative MPs to refuse to back Rishi Sunak's smoking ban when the legislation is put to a House of Commons for the first time on Tuesday ..read more
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Liz Truss Doubts Slowing Down Would Have Saved Her From "Establishment Forces"
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by Alain Tolhurst
1d ago
Former prime minister Liz Truss has been left wondering whether she should have bothered enacting her radical economic reforms, because she believes that even if she had taken more time over it, the "fundamental forces" of the establishment would hav ..read more
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Lords Set To Strengthen UK's "Not Fit For Purpose" International Data Protections
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by Zoe Crowther
1d ago
Peers have warned that it would be a “mistake” for the government not to put stronger protections in place on the international transfer of data, with one former minister claiming current regulations are "not fit for purpose ..read more
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Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments
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by Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
1d ago
Labour MP Stephen Timms, chair of the work and pensions select committee, has insisted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must "get a grip" on carer's allowance overpayments ..read more
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Vaughan Gething Hints Wales Wants Cash Boost Under Labour Government
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by Zoe Crowther
2d ago
First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething has said that the biggest challenge he expects to face as the Labour leader of the devolved government will be how to increase the scale of budgets to boost public services ..read more
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Who Is Doing The Heavy Lifting To Get Change Through Parliament?
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by Caitlin Doherty
3d ago
It takes two houses to turn government policy into solid laws, and the political chaos of the last decade – not least with the upheaval of Covid and Brexit – means how the Commons and the Lords interact has found itself in the spotlight ..read more
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Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
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by Caitlin Doherty
4d ago
The government's Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will return to parliament next week, where MPs and peers will undertake what looks likely to be the final round of wrangling over Rishi Sunak's contentious plans to deport asylum seekers ..read more
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Minister Says UK Needs “Deep Pockets” For Ukraine Support To Continue
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by Latika Bourke
5d ago
Europe Minister Nus Ghani has warned that this year is “make or break” for Ukraine and warned the British taxpayers will need to have “deep pockets” to support its fight against Russia long term.  ..read more
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Are Tories Deliberately Posting Terrible Social Media?
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by Jonn Elledge
5d ago
It’s difficult to decide what the most ridiculous aspect of the Conservative party’s now-deleted twitter ad actually was. It could have been the presence of the England football team, or a Canadian car and US jet, which suggested several ways the par ..read more
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