The government’s controversial illegal migration bill returns for its second reading in the House of Lords today. In a rare intervention, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is included on a list of 87 speakers and he is expected to argue against the bill. The legislation is designed to help fulfil prime minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge
Foreign secretary James Cleverly has said that the government will in time create “safe and legal routes” for people fleeing conflict in Sudan, but added that he refused to “speculate on the numbers of nature of those routes”. It is a view that contradicts that expressed by the home secretary Suella Braverman who has said
The government’s illegal migration bill returns to the House of Commons this afternoon where amendments to the legislation will be debated. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will take the lead at the bill’s report stage and third reading, having led on negotiations with MPs for the home office which has resulted in a key concession from
In an open letter published late on Wednesday night, Mark Rowley said four in five original inquiries did not result in the correct action and should be reassessed. It follows a series of damaging scandals for the Met, including the murder of Sarah Everard by Met Police officer Wayne Couzens and the jailing of rapist
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
When Rishi Sunak replaced former Conservative leader William Hague as the MP for the safe-seat of Richmond in 2015, the political landscape was in a very different state. The Conservatives were riding high, David Cameron had just won a majority and the Brexit referendum lay ahead. The then-prime minister spoke openly of his plan to
Suella Braverman has said the government’s plan to tackle the migrant Channel crossings crisis in the illegal migration bill is “compassionate but necessary and fair”. The government’s new plan, revealed yesterday in the House of Commons, is designed to stop migrants entering the UK on small boats, after more than 45,000 crossed the Channel last
