Government fails again on Rwanda bill, peers vote that government must comply with international law – UK Politics Live
Government fails again on Rwanda bill, peers vote it must comply with international law
The government lost in the first round of voting. labor Amendment A1 was adopted by 271 votes to 228 (43 majority).
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Meanwhile, in another room in the Capitol, Rishi Sunak Addressing the Conservative 1922 Committee.
David Wilcock “Daily Mail” stated that Sunak received a traditional table-knocking welcome.
Rishi Sunak joins Tory backbenchers on the 1922 committee. Through the paneled walls of the committee corridor, the usual sounds of banging on tables could be heard.
— David Wilcock (@DavidTWilcock) March 20, 2024
inside House of Lords Peers are now debating amendments that say provisions in Rwanda’s bill should only come into effect after it is established that Rwanda has complied with the terms of its treaty with the UK, which should reform the way it handles asylum cases.
Lord Hope of CraigheadThe former deputy president of the Supreme Court who submitted the amendments said he was not questioning the sincerity of the Rwandan government.
He said he just wanted to make sure the treaty was enforced.
Although a majority of 43 votes is relatively large for the House of Lords, when Lords first voted on a version of this “observance of domestic and international law” amendment in early March, the government Defeated by a majority of 102 votes.
Government fails again on Rwanda bill, peers vote it must comply with international law
The government lost in the first round of voting. labor Amendment A1 was adopted by 271 votes to 228 (43 majority).
In an earlier speech by the Labor Party Vernon Coker Referring to reports that if the House of Lords votes to amend Rwanda The bill passed again today and will not return to the Commons until after Easter. He said the date set aside for next week’s “ping pong” has been abandoned. He described it as “chaos”, adding:
It’s not our fault it’s back after Easter, it’s the government managing their own timetable.
You can read the document which contains the full list of amendments to the Rwanda Bill being debated in the House of Lords this afternoon here.
Vernon Coker Tell your peers that this is not an argument between people who want to stop boats and people who don’t. It’s a debate about how it’s done, he said.
He said he wanted to push his amendment.
Peers are now voting on amendment A1 – which says the implementation of the bill must have “due regard to domestic and international law”. 4.13pm.)
Minister tells peers that House of Lords amendments will cause ‘significant harm’ to core purpose of Rwanda Bill
Lord Stewart of DeltonScotland’s Attorney General is wrapping up debate at this stage of the government. He claimed the opposition’s amendments would “seriously undermine the core purpose of the bill”.
Claire Foxwho joined House of Lords A former Brexit Party MP who now sits as a non-partisan MP, she said she did not support the bill but objected to those who said its supporters lacked empathy. She said the country had lost control of its borders.
Jenny JonesNext up was the Green MP, who largely agreed with Lipsey. She said the public was more friendly and caring than the government, which she said did not represent the public’s views on the issue. Rwanda No more policy.
Lord Lipsey, this labor House of Lords Speech now in the House of Lords. He said the Lords usually worked on the basis that the will of the elected House prevailed. But the House of Lords can also act as a constitutional backstop to stop the government from going too far?
He said the bill was “very close” to the point where the House of Lords should act as a backstop.
He said the government did not have the mandate to implement the bill, and since the election was so close, it should be postponed until after the election to let the public decide.
Peers resume debate on Rwanda bill, with Labor making new demands to ensure it complies with international law
inside House of Lords Peers have just begun the debate on the Rwanda Security (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. As the bill was considered in the House of Lords for the first time, peers passed 10 amendments, all aimed at strengthening safeguards for people facing deportation to Rwanda, and on Monday, when the bill returned to the House of Commons, MPs They all rejected these proposals.
The bill is currently in the “ping pong” process, where it will shuttle between the House of Lords and Commons until they agree on the text.
There is no doubt about the outcome; the House of Lords will eventually give in, as it almost always does. Occasionally it can make small concessions at this stage of the process, but that seems unlikely right now. The government has said it wants the bill to remain the same as when it was first passed.
But what’s uncertain is how long peers will choose to delay the bill. “Table Tennis” can be played up to about five rounds. The bill could theoretically become law this week, but government sources said if peers vote today it may not return to the House of Commons until after the Easter recess if some amendments are reinserted.
Today we expect seven votes on new amendments. Peers cannot just revisit the amendments that MPs voted down, but what they can do is seek to reinsert new versions of the previous amendments.
Vernon Coker,A labor The Home Affairs Spokesperson has concluded his speech. MPs rejected an amendment in the House of Lords, saying the bill should be implemented “in full compliance with domestic and international law”.
Corker said he had rephrased it and proposed a new amendment saying the bill must be implemented with “due regard to domestic and international law”.
He said this is important because if the government wants to oppose President Putin on the grounds that what he is doing violates international law, and if the government wants to oppose the Houthis on the grounds that their attacks on Red Sea shipping violate international law. international law, then its own legislation should comply with international law.
