Author: UK News

PMQs ends – Parliament enters recess tomorrow That’s a wrap on this week’s PMQs and the immigration minister’s statement on plans to house migrants in military bases to cut down on the use of hotels. There will be no PMQs next week, as parliament enters its Easter recess tomorrow – it will be on 17 April.

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What is in the government’s migrant bill? Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has confirmed the government’s intention to house migrants in military bases. It comes against the wider backdrop of the government’s planned legislation on migration, which was brought forward after PM Rishi Sunak announced at the start of the year that one of his key priorities was to “stop the boats”. What comes in the bill?

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PMQs recap – What happened in today’s session? We had PMQs at midday… in which deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner and justice secretary Dominic Raab stood in for their respective leaders, who were attending former speaker Baroness Boothroyd’s funeral. Rayner focused on… violence against women and girls, challenging the government on low rape convictions, and slow case progress. In a thinly veiled reference to his own bullying enquiry, she also asked Raab whether he wanted to see bullies brought to justice. In response, Raab… said the conviction rate measured by the CPS in rape cases had gone up 69%; funding…

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