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Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street in London, after he saw the Safety of Rwanda Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons by a majority of 44, January 18, 2024
Cabinet Office sets out plan for bringing services like cleaning and security back in-house
PARLIAMENTARY ping-pong over the fate of vulnerable refugees dragged on today with ministers resisting House of Lords amendments to their Rwanda legislation.
A third round of deadlock dragged on after peers had overnight reinstated demands for court oversight of deportations of asylum-seekers to the African country and exemptions for victims of modern slavery.
But MPs were set to give renewed backing to the plan, which has become totemic for Rishi Sunak’s leadership as a general election nears.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
A ‘new phase’ for Starmerism is fairly similar to the old phase – only worse. ANDREW MURRAY takes a look
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP