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Lords Diary: Lord Moylan
Communities
By Lord Moylan
Lords Diary: Lord Moylan
A wicked week of no rest in the Lords – with a whiff of Russian Revolution thrown in
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Home affairs
Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the first flights deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda will take off in 10-12 weeks, failing to meet the government's initial target for flights taking off in the spring.
Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Set For Final Wrangling After Latest Government Defeats
The government's Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will return to parliament next week, where MPs and peers will undertake what looks likely to be the final round of wrangling over Rishi Sunak's contentious plans to deport asylum seekers to the east African country.
Weary Peers Want Rwanda Bill 'Out The Way' So Government Can Handle Challenges
Home affairs
Weary Peers Want Rwanda Bill "Out The Way" So Government Can Handle Challenges
Peers in the House of Lords are keen to get the Rwanda Bill "out the way", as despite the fact there are still some concerns around the controversial legislation, many believe the real challenges in enacting it will “start, not finish” when it clears its parliamentary hurdles.
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
Home affairs
By Lord Kirkhope
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
From Conservative infighting over Rwanda to chairing webinars on AI regulation and UK-EU co-operation
Reform Says A Labour Government Is Worth It For ‘Obliterating Tories’
Political parties
Reform Says A Labour Government Is Worth It For ‘Obliterating Tories’
The deputy leader of right-wing party Reform UK has said they would be comfortable with Labour forming the next government if it meant “booting out the Tory party” at the next general election, due this year.

Rishi Sunak Warns House Of Lords Against Opposing His Rwanda Bill
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Warns House Of Lords Against Opposing His Rwanda Bill
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sought to pre-emptively shift blame over risks his Rwanda Bill still faces, warning the House of Lords against opposing the legislation, which has already sparked divisions in the Commons.
Civil Servants Are Alarmed By Claims They Could Be Ordered To Ignore ECHR Rwanda Rulings
Home affairs
Civil Servants Are Alarmed By Claims They Could Be Ordered To Ignore ECHR Rwanda Rulings
The government is looking into ways to force civil servants to obey ministers if they decide to ignore court rulings blocking deportation flights to Rwanda, a minister has confirmed.
Rishi Sunak Wants Rwanda Flights To Take Off By Spring Despite Deep Tory Divisions
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Wants Rwanda Flights To Take Off By Spring Despite Deep Tory Divisions
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted that the government plans on getting flights to Rwanda off the ground by spring, despite the ongoing divisions in his own party and the possibility that the government could be defeated on its landmark Rwanda Bill.
Rwanda Bill Faces Tough Lords Test Even If It Survives Commons Row
Home affairs
Rwanda Bill Faces Tough Lords Test Even If It Survives Commons Row
Attention is on the House of Commons this week, as Tory rebels threaten to revolt over Rishi Sunak’s legislation designed to revive the plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, but even if it survives a row amongst MPs, it must still get past the Lords.
Tory Party 'Temperature' To Soar Again As Rwanda Bill Row Returns
Home affairs
Tory Party "Temperature" To Soar Again As Rwanda Bill Row Returns
Conservative MPs are braced for a resurgence of party in-fighting over illegal migration when the contentious Rwanda bill returns to the House of Commons for further votes next week.