Category: Devolution

Minister says amendment ‘not necessary’ as Rwanda bill returns to Commons – UK politics live

Bill being debated in House of Commons after Lords rejectionQ: Do you think you will be able to implement this without leaving the European convention of human rights?Sunak says he thinks he can implement this without leaving...

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Lords begin debating Rwanda bill again after MPs send it back – UK politics live

MPs vote down Lords amendments, which included a measure to prevent Afghans who assisted British forces from being removed to RwandaQ: Do you think you will be able to implement this without leaving the European convention of...

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MPs send Rwanda bill back to Lords after SNP criticises measure as ‘state-sponsored people trafficking’ – UK politics live

MPs vote down Lords amendments, which included a measure to prevent Afghans who assisted British forces from being removed to RwandaQ: Do you think you will be able to implement this without leaving the European convention of...

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England local elections: what’s up for grabs on 2 May and how do predictions look?

Polls are the last chance for voters to make their choices before the general electionUK politics – latest updatesVoters in England will go to the polls on 2 May to elect more than 2,600 councillors and 10 metro mayors, in...

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Government loses all seven Lords votes on Rwanda bill – UK politics live

Lords back amendments saying bill must comply with international law, on classifying Rwanda as a safe country and independent monitoringYesterday I covered quite a lot of comment on the Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture based on...

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Dublin not expecting EU objections to new trade rules for Northern Ireland – UK politics live

Irish foreign minister says he does ‘not anticipate any particular difficulties in respect of the EU side’Back at the home affairs committee James Daly (Con) asks why so few police investigations end up in people...

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Sinn Féin says united Ireland ‘within touching distance’ as Stormont deal agreed

Party prepares to claim Northern Ireland first minister post for first time with power sharing set to resume Sinn Féin has said a united Ireland is “within touching distance” as the party prepares to claim the...

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Tory former minister says he resigned from government because he could not afford mortgage hike on £120,000 salary – live

George Freeman says his salary as science minister was not enough to cover his rising mortgage repaymentsRishi Sunak has urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East after three US troops were killed in a drone strike...

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Ed Balls says Starmer should perform ‘big U-turn’ and drop £28bn as size of green jobs plan – UK politics live

Former shadow chancellor says people need to hear Labour say they are commitment to ‘sound public finances’ over worries about taxation increaseAt the Covid inquiry hearing in Edinburgh Liz Lloyd, Nicola...

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