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Good morning. Rishi Sunak will take prime minister’s questions for the first time today since his party suffered huge losses in the huge local elections. Normally, when a governing party faces defeat on a scale like this, there is some form of public backlash from MPs against the leadership. But this time backbenchers have been largely keeping quiet, and the most outspoken Tory critical of Sunak has been David Campbell Bannerman, a former Conservative MEP who used to be in Ukip. (If Sunak were in real trouble, no one would even know what Campbell Bannerman thought, because journalists would be quoting much more prominent figures instead.) At PMQs we will see whether support for Sunak is holding, or whether some of his MPs are starting to speak out.
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As PMQs is taking place, peers will be debating the second reading of the illegal migration bill. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, is among those expected to condemn it. Lord Paddick, the Lib Dem peer, has tabled an amendment saying the bill should not get a second reading because, among other reasons, it “undermines the rule of law by failing to meet the United Kingdom’s international law commitments”. But in the Lords peers almost never vote against a bill at second reading, Labour is not backing the Paddick amendment, and the legislation will go through to its next stages.
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But ministers are still nervous about what happens when peers debate amendments. In an article in the Times Suella Braverman, the home secretary, and Alex Chalk, the justice secretary, remind peers that the bill has already passed the elected house. They say it is the “clear desire” of the public for immigration to be brought under control. And in an admission that does not reflect well on the party that has been in government for 13 years, they say illegal immigration is “out of control”. They write
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It is entirely right that the Lords should scrutinise this important piece of legislation – that is the purpose of parliament’s second chamber. At the same time, it must be balanced against the clear desire of the British people to control immigration. This was a government manifesto commitment in 2019, with a pledge to take back control of our borders.
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And yet illegal migration is out of control. It is also intolerably unfair: on taxpayers, on would-be immigrants who do the right thing and play by the rules, on people who see accommodation and public services put under unbearable pressure, and on those sold a dangerous lie by wicked people smugglers.
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Here is the agenda for the day.
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11am: Peers begin debating the second reading of the illegal migration bill. Here is the list of the 87 peers who are down to speak. The list showing the order in which they’re speaking will be available here later this morning.
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12pm: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs.
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Ministers prepare for House of Lords to debate illegal migration bill as PMQs takes place
Good morning. Rishi Sunak will take prime minister’s questions for the first time today since his party suffered huge losses in the huge local elections. Normally, when a governing party faces defeat on a scale like this, there is some form of public backlash from MPs against the leadership. But this time backbenchers have been largely keeping quiet, and the most outspoken Tory critical of Sunak has been David Campbell Bannerman, a former Conservative MEP who used to be in Ukip. (If Sunak were in real trouble, no one would even know what Campbell Bannerman thought, because journalists would be quoting much more prominent figures instead.) At PMQs we will see whether support for Sunak is holding, or whether some of his MPs are starting to speak out.
As PMQs is taking place, peers will be debating the second reading of the illegal migration bill. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, is among those expected to condemn it. Lord Paddick, the Lib Dem peer, has tabled an amendment saying the bill should not get a second reading because, among other reasons, it “undermines the rule of law by failing to meet the United Kingdom’s international law commitments”. But in the Lords peers almost never vote against a bill at second reading, Labour is not backing the Paddick amendment, and the legislation will go through to its next stages.
But ministers are still nervous about what happens when peers debate amendments. In an article in the Times Suella Braverman, the home secretary, and Alex Chalk, the justice secretary, remind peers that the bill has already passed the elected house. They say it is the “clear desire” of the public for immigration to be brought under control. And in an admission that does not reflect well on the party that has been in government for 13 years, they say illegal immigration is “out of control”. They write
It is entirely right that the Lords should scrutinise this important piece of legislation – that is the purpose of parliament’s second chamber. At the same time, it must be balanced against the clear desire of the British people to control immigration. This was a government manifesto commitment in 2019, with a pledge to take back control of our borders.
And yet illegal migration is out of control. It is also intolerably unfair: on taxpayers, on would-be immigrants who do the right thing and play by the rules, on people who see accommodation and public services put under unbearable pressure, and on those sold a dangerous lie by wicked people smugglers.
Here is the agenda for the day.
11am: Peers begin debating the second reading of the illegal migration bill. Here is the list of the 87 peers who are down to speak. The list showing the order in which they’re speaking will be available here later this morning.
12pm: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs.
If you want to contact me, do try the “send us a message” feature. You’ll see it just below the byline – on the left of the screen, if you are reading on a PC or a laptop. (It is not available on the app yet.) This is for people who want to message me directly. I find it very useful when people message to point out errors (even typos – no mistake is too small to correct). Often I find your questions very interesting too. I can’t promise to reply to them all, but I will try to reply to as many as I can, either in the comments below the line, privately (if you leave an email address and that seems more appropriate), or in the main blog, if I think it is a topic of wide interest.
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