The illegal migration bill cleared its final commons stage by 289 votes to 230 on Wednesday as an inter-Conservative party battle over amendments and the role of the European Court of Human Rights failed to materialise. The relative quiet of Wednesday’s vote reflects, in part, the number and breadth of concessions No 10 had made
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is expected to announce today that two RAF bases in Essex and in Lincolnshire will be used to house those waiting to have asylum claims processed. The government is also thought to be considering using ferries or converted barges for a similar process. Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab confirming this morning
Suella Braverman is said to be in “listening mode” on a series of amendments to the government’s flagship illegal migration bill which is due for committee stage in the commons later today. The right of the Conservative party, led by Danny Kruger and Jonathan Gullis, has claimed it has as many as 60 MPs ready to
