She told MPs this would mean someone illegally trafficked into sexual exploitation would receive no support from the police if they were able to escape, and urged the government to support the Lords on this issue. The bill is the cornerstone of Rishi Sunak's key pledge to stop the small boat crossings – and with the numbers virtually as high as last year, and the Rwanda plan stalled in the courts – the government is determined to make some kind of tangible progress.īut it was clear from the debate and the number of Conservative rebels that many Tory backbenchers are still deeply concerned about the bill.įormer prime minister Theresa May made a fervent speech objecting to the fact the bill limits the ability of modern slavery victims to seek help from the authorities, arguing it would "consign more people to slavery" as a result. While the prime minister's spokesperson insisted today there is no timetable for the legislation, these changes were clearly designed to try and speed its passage through parliament before the summer recess. This followed an 11th hour announcement last night from the Home Office effectively caving in to Tory rebels on a number of key issues - reducing the length of time unaccompanied children and pregnant women can be detained, as well as U-turning on the plan to retrospectively apply the new law to illegal migrants arriving in the UK since March.
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In a marathon session of 18 separate formal votes, lasting nearly four hours, the Lords' amendments were all overturned, despite a small group of Tory rebels fighting to keep the peers' proposals on unaccompanied children, safe and legal routes, and modern slavery protections.Ī series of government amendments – incorporating some of the Lords' proposals – were approved however. Peers sent the bill back to the Commons with a long list of amendments which MPs debated and voted on today. It had an extremely bumpy ride in the Lords last time around, with the government suffering a record 20 defeats. The controversial legislation bans people from claiming asylum in they arrived in the UK illegally, and puts a legal duty on the Home Office to remove them. The Illegal Migration Bill is heading back to the House of Lords stripped of all their amendments after MPs voted against accepting any of their proposed changes.
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The Commission does not outline policy suggestions of how to reach this figure, but said it would provide further analysis around large scale fiscal events.Ĭo-chairman Douglas Williams said he hoped the report would kick off a "fruitful, non-partisan exploration" of why there is a problem with low growth and "what governments around the world can do to reinvigorate our economies and improve lives". In its first piece of work, the group will claim "consistent growth levels" of 3% by 2040 are achievable in the UK, and would lead to £35,000-worth of higher spending per household.
The Growth Commission, made up of economists brought together by the former prime minister, said its work would focus on highlighting the issue of low growth - echoing Ms Truss' priorities during her short-lived premiership. Carrie and Boris Johnson announced the birth of their third child.ĭo join us tomorrow from 6am for the latest politics news - and from midday as Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner face off at (deputy) PMQs.Ī new economic organisation, set up by Liz Truss, will launch on Wednesday, with a report claiming the average British person is £10,000 worse off than people in the US.MPs were told to resist using parliamentary privilege (shielding them from legal claims) to name the BBC presenter accused of misconduct as accusations mount.The Home Office admitted it has reserved and paid for thousands of empty hotel beds.Sky News learned that the first asylum seekers are set to arrive to be housed at the Wethersfield military site from tomorrow - despite the local council applying for judicial review.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went to the NATO conference in Lithuania - and on the way there, he hinted that we won't see tax cuts before the next election.MPs voted for nearly four hours on House of Lords amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill - and rejected every single one, despite some Tory rebellions.Thank you for joining us for another busy day in politics.
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