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The Government has today brought forward a Bill to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Humanists UK has welcomed this move as long overdue reform. But it has also said that the next step should be to remove the 26 Church of England bishops, known as the Lords Spiritual, who also have an automatic right… Read more »
Alistair Carmichael MP spoke of the need for building consensus with rural communities at BASC’s rural reception at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton this week. Mr Carmichael, the newly appointed chair of the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee, told guests at the packed event that his party would be a significant… Read more »
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MPs voted 320-276 this evening — a majority of 44 — in favour of the government’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill at its commons third reading stage. It came after 61 Conservative rebels backed former immigration minister Robert Jenrick’s Amendment 23 during the bill’s committee stage. The amendment sought to block last-minute injunctions… Read more »
Rishi Sunak was dealt a significant blow to his authority yesterday as 60 Conservative MPs voted in favour of changes to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. Overall, 68 MPs voted for the amendment put forward by Conservative backbencher Sir Bill Cash, seeking to ensure UK and international law cannot be used to… Read more »
