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Frank Field, a respected veteran Labour politician, has sadly passed away at the age of 81 after a long battle with terminal cancer. He served as the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead from 1979 to 2019 and held various ministerial positions, including Minister for Welfare Reform. Field led the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances and chaired the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee. In 2020, he was appointed a member of the House of Lords and continued to serve on the boards of several organizations. Field is survived by two brothers and will be missed by his family, friends, and admirers across the political spectrum.

Frank Field, a former Labour minister and crossbench peer, has died at the age of 81 after a period of illness, his family announced on Wednesday. Field served as a Member of Parliament for Birkenhead from 1979 to 2019. He also held several ministerial positions, including Minister for Welfare Reform, and chaired the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee. In 2020, he entered the House of Lords as the Rt Hon the Lord Field of Birkenhead. Field was known for his work on poverty and social issues, and was a member of the Child Poverty Action Group from 1969 to 1979. He continued to serve on the boards of Cool Earth, Feeding Britain, and the Frank Field Education Trust until his death. Field is survived by two brothers.

During a late-night debate on parental support in the House of Lords on Monday evening, Lord Bellamy’s speech was briefly interrupted by a power outage. The chamber’s lights flickered and went out, along with television screens and microphones, prompting laughter from the Justice Minister, who joked about saying something controversial.

Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has been approved by the House of Lords, clearing the way for its implementation. Despite initial resistance, Lords eventually caved to government pressure and passed the immigration bill with only one amendment remaining.

The Rwanda Bill, which aims to deter illegal migration by deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, has been approved by Parliament after weeks of debate and amendments. The Bill was passed despite opposition from the House of Lords, who raised concerns about Rwanda’s safety for asylum seekers and the exemption of former British military interpreters from deportation. The government claims the Bill will act as a deterrent to migrants attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats. However, critics have called the policy an ‘extortionately expensive gimmick’ that will not address the root causes of migration.

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum bill has become law after a parliamentary showdown. The bill aims to clear the way to send asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats to Rwanda. The legislation faced opposition in the House of Lords, but the deadlock was broken when MPs rejected a requirement for Rwanda to be deemed safe by the Secretary of State. The government stated that the Lords amendment was similar to previous ones overturned by MPs. Prime Minister Sunak hailed the passing of the bill as a “fundamental change” in global migration policy.

The UK government’s controversial Rwanda asylum plan has been approved by Parliament, paving the way for flights to the African nation to begin by summer’s end. The legislation faced opposition from the House of Lords, but the House of Commons ultimately rejected all amendments, allowing the bill to pass into law. The government has already secured flights for June and has contingency plans in place for charter flights to transport illegal immigrants to Rwanda.

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum bill has become law after a tense parliamentary debate, with the House of Lords ultimately ceding to the House of Commons. Peers had been pushing for amendments, including a demand for an independent monitoring committee to declare Rwanda safe before asylum seekers could be sent there, but Downing Street refused to compromise.

Despite Sunak’s assertion that flights to Rwanda would begin in July, numerous practical barriers remain to implementing the policy. The government faces ongoing legal challenges and criticism from human rights groups, raising questions about the bill’s feasibility.

The House of Lords has once more dealt a setback to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill, voting to require the creation of a new monitoring committee to assess the safety of Rwanda. The amendment was put forward by Lord Anderson of Ipswich and passed by 240 votes to 211. It means the Bill will now return to the House of Commons for further consideration.

Former BBC journalist Jon Sopel made an incorrect claim that the Conservatives have a majority in the House of Lords, leading to corrections from Tory MPs. The Conservatives do not have a majority in the unelected chamber, with 278 out of a total of 789 peers.