Yvette Cooper
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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In a statement to the House of Commons, home secretary Priti Patel told MPs that she remains “committed” to the policy to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda when they illegally enter the UK despite the European Court of Human Rights halting the flight. Labour’s Yvette Cooper accused the home secretary of knowing “she didn’t have… Read more »
In an urgent question, Stuart C. McDonald of the SNP asked home minister Tom Pursglove to give a statement on the planned removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda, with McDonald labelling the scheme “state sponsored trafficking and transportation”. Pursglove rejected this “offensive” characterisation, underlining that the scheme complies “fully with our legal and international obligations”…. Read more »
