The cost of the Rwanda scheme is edging towards £290 million.

For that amount of money, the Government could invest in a fair, humane and lawful asylum system that provides safety for refugees and respects the UK's international obligations.

Changes to the #WorkCapabilityAssessment are a central pillar to the Government's plan to cut benefits for hundreds of thousands of disabled people.

Not only is this harsh, the consultation on tightening the WCA was rushed - and may actually be unlawful.

#AutumnStatement

'However I can say that the allegations of indecent exposure are the only allegations of indecent exposure throughout my time as an MP.' Get gone, Dracula and stay gone.

The Home Secretary should not be able to resurrect anti-protest amendments that were already voted down in Parliament just a few months earlier.

PLP stands with Liberty to condemn the use of statutory instruments to avoid scrutiny & smuggle serious changes through Parliament

As the government announces a 15% uplift ONLY for Illegal Migration Act work, FOI data shows there's now at least 51% / 37,450 person deficit between new asylum applications and new asylum legal aid cases opened in the last year for England and Wales.
[Workings below]

A significant win for campaigners including Every Child Protected Against Trafficking 🧡, as High Court rules Home Office are acting unlawfully in housing unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels. The Government must ensure this practice ends and is not entrenched through the Illegal Migration Act.

someone needs to write something about parliamentary time and how it is being (ab)used as a procedural mechanism through which to curtail debate and the democratic process

Cast your memory back NABA. In the end concessions were on Chagos Islanders Citizenship + SOME safeguards regarding the no-notice deprivation of citizenship. Pretty sure that was it. HoL is restrained by constitutional convention in its ability to resist the will of the Commons.

Mogg's anti-discrimination amendment in the Digital Markets Bill is curious. fighting for his fellow-GB news anchor instead of the 1.2mn adults without a bank account in the UK, who are more likely to be young, from an ethnic minority, unemployed or working in the gig economy.

Just met Karen Bradley, Conservatives MP at a Pulp gig. One of the Common people. For sure.

🧵of quotes from the Court of Appeal judgment below on the assurances given in the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) and (unenforceable) Memorandum of Understanding

This is me at peak Legal Aid Nerd, picking apart was last year's data on new legal aid cases tells us about the state of the sector.
Spoiler alert: it's very bad
Legal Aid Agency Ministry of Justice

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On Thursday 29 June the Court of Appeal will hand down judgment in the #Rwanda case. We represent seven Appellants who argue that the scheme would violate their fundamental human rights. The hearing will be live-streamed. More to follow.

Mortgages. For the FCA, this feels like it might be the first 'proper' test for Consumer Duty. Does it do what is says on the tin... forbearance measures are practical and tangible ways to protect consumers. Will they be enough?

The The Guardian reports on the acquittal of the #BrookHouse3 Stop Deportations defendants today.

They laid their bodies on the line to prevent a cruel act of racist state violence.

Solidarity in action.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

If you care about parliamentary democracy, this is for you⬇️

The Govt is trying to amend the law with minimal scrutiny to introduce protest regulations previously rejected by Parliament. How is this possible? And what might happen? Join us Fri to find out
hansardsociety.org.uk/events/webinar…

This is the new Justice Secretary.

Looking forward to the common sense reforms he set out in this 2018 article being implemented.

conservativehome.com/2018/06/09/ale…

'At present the government no longer intends, at least in the short term, to bring the relevant provisions of the NBA into force.'

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'Increasing productivity & simplifying processes in asylum decision-making, whilst improving the quality of initial decisions & increasing access to justice, is possible.

But the solutions do not lie in the #IllegalMigrationBill '

Dr Jo Hynes Mia Leslie:
freemovement.org.uk/two-ways-to-ad…

🚨🚨 A hugely revealing draft report published today by #DWP has found that #benefitsanctions lead claimants 'to exit [the benefits system] LESS quickly into earnings & to earn LESS upon exiting'

The info was only disclosed to comply with ICO - Information Commissioner's Office' ruling
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