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MPs to get free vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

Amendment by Labour MP Diana Johnson would end prosecutions for terminations after 24 weeks

The Guardian - UK

Home Office asks for emergency £2.6bn after asylum seeker hotels overspend

Select committee chair has questioned why cost of housing asylum seekers was not included in department’s original estimates

The Guardian - UK

More than 30,000 UK asylum seekers on bail under Rwanda deportation threat

Home Office reveals 33,085 will not have claims examined while government tries to remove them

The Guardian - UK

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Rishi Sunak accused of pettiness for denying MPs chance to pay respects to speaker Betty Boothroyd

Exclusive: Government refuses requests to delay parliament’s start time so MPs can attend Baroness Boothroyd’s memorial service

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak must now compensate infected blood scandal victims, politicians demand

After the prime minister acted to help hundreds of postmasters wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office, he has been told to roll out compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal

The Independent UK

No 'Firm Date' For Stopping The Boats, Admits British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Sunak's strategy to cut this figure is centred around sending migrants to Rwanda – but this plan was blocked by the Supreme Court last month.

International Business Times UK

Rishi Sunak’s olive branch to Tory MPs to stave off rebellion over Rwanda

Ahead of a vote on the bill on Tuesday government sources say they are ‘happy to have conversations’ with rebel MPs

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How did my MP vote on speeding up compensation for victims of infected blood scandal?

MPs pass amendment calling for creation of a compensation body to be set up by the end of the year

The Independent UK

Ministers hiding soaring costs of Rwanda deportation plan, says MP

Committee head says report of £15m being paid on top of £140m already spent shows ‘total disregard’ for parliamentary scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses new antislavery watchdog of being ‘Conservative patsy’

Commissioner role was vacant for 18 months and is now set to be filled by former Boris Johnson adviser

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for magic mushrooms and psychedelic drugs to be downgraded

Cross-party committee also backs wider use of cannabis for medicinal use and drug ‘consumption rooms’

The Independent UK

Almost 50 years and no justice on contaminated blood. Is that really ‘at pace’, Rishi Sunak?

The government is nearly out of time as it dithers over compensation. So no more platitudes, no more delays, says MP Diana Johnson

The Guardian - UK

UK police accused by MPs of ‘cosying up’ to ‘pimping websites’

Home affairs select committee members criticise policy of working with businesses such as Vivastreet

The Guardian - UK

Rish! finds the liaison committee forgiving under Bernard’s watch

Committee chair Bernard Jenkin ensures attempts to grill the prime minister never get very far

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The Independent UK

Sunak doubles down on controversial Rwanda plan and vows ‘vigorous’ fight ahead

PM insists his plan to stop the boats was not on hold

Daily Mirror

7 highlights from Rishi Sunak mega-grilling on small boats, cost of living and inflation

The PM often looked uncomfortable as he was quizzed by senior backbenchers on issues such as a rise in migrant crossings by small boat across the Channel, the cost of living crisis and inflation

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak angrily defends Commons absences in session with MPs

Prime minister accused at liaison committee hearing of not turning up to PMQs and avoiding sensitive votes

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales abortion law has been settled, minister tells Commons

Edward Argar says government does not intend to change law after case of woman jailed for late abortion

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UK could deport trafficked women under migration bill, Suella Braverman concedes

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has conceded that women trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation could be deported under measures to tackle…

The Independent UK

Trafficked women could be removed under migration Bill, Braverman concedes

The Home Secretary said there are no ‘blanket exclusions’ but said such women could be protected if they co-operate with a police investigation.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 criticises Nadine Dorries for delaying her resignation – as it happened

PM’s office says Mid Bedfordshire deserves ‘proper representation’ and delay to resignation ‘obviously unusual’

The Independent UK

No plans for abortion law reforms following backlash over jailed mother

Carla Foster was given a 28-month sentence after using abortion pills when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant.

Al Jazeera

As a woman is jailed, UK urged to reform ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Public anger rises after a judge decided to prosecute a woman who secured pills for a late-term abortion.

The Guardian - UK

How to hold the government to account on public inquiries

Letter: Select committees are well-equipped to scrutinise the response to inquiries such the one on child sexual abuse, says Diana Johnson, the chair of the home affairs select committee

The Independent UK

MPs to probe Met Police’s handling of anti-monarchy coronation arrests after backlash

Home Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Diana Johnson said there are ‘real questions’ to be asked about how law was applied

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