• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    11 months ago

    Labour only have to wait a few more months and then the first thing they can do with their majority is to to unilaterally reverse this bill if it happens to pass before they come to office.

    That’s what they’ll do, right? Right? 🫠

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      11 months ago

      It won’t matter because it’s not going to leave the House Of Lords. It’s an illegal piece of legislation there would be serious questions about what the point of the Lords are, if they actually allowed it to pass.

      Parliament know this, all of this is just a performance piece to try and win back some of their disillusioned voters who have gone over to Reform UK

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        11 months ago

        Parliament also refuse to answer questions the Lords’ questions about Article 16.1 of the Rwanda deal (now Article 19 under the latest rewrite):

        Article 19: Resettlement of vulnerable refugees

        The Parties shall make arrangements for the United Kingdom to resettle a portion of Rwanda’s most vulnerable refugees in the United Kingdom, recognising both Parties’ commitment towards providing better international protection for refugees.

        It’s a two-way deal, always has been. Just how many “vulnerable refugees” are the UK accepting in return? It could be 1 for 1, or even more, for all anyone knows.