Tag: Lords

Government and Lords face another voting showdown

Rishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if it means MPs sitting late into the night to pass it. There has been a prolonged stand-off over the bill between the two Houses of Parliament over the past four months, and a fresh vote will be held later. […]

Passions run high as Lords change Rwanda bill again

The government’s showdown with the House of Lords over its Rwanda deportation bill continues. Peers have voted to demand changes to the bill, including an amendment which would ban sending people who have assisted the UK military to Rwanda. Earlier, MPs overturned the latest series of changes to the legislation which were made by the […]

UK MPs Reject Changes to Rwanda Bill and Send It Back to Lords

(Bloomberg) — Members of Parliament rejected changes made by the House of Lords to Rishi Sunak’s controversial legislation to declare Rwanda a safe destination for deported asylum seekers, punting the bill back to the UK’s upper chamber. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation is central to Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats,” as he faces […]

Video Purports to Show Trump Only Partially Mouthing Words to the Lord’s Prayer. We Tracked Down Its Origin

Claim: Video authentically depicts former President Donald Trump only partially mouthing the words to the Lord’s Prayer at a 2017 rally. Rating: Rating: True On March 31, 2024, X (formerly Twitter) account @RonFilipkowski posted a video (archived here) allegedly showing former U.S. President Donald Trump attempting to recite the Lord’s Prayer without a teleprompter. The post […]

Arrests in Preston Lord’s death bring relief to community

More than two dozen Queen Creek and Gilbert residents dressed in orange stood outside Queen Creek’s municipal services building. Cheers erupted from inside as news of arrests in Preston Lord’s killing were made public. For many, it marked a significant moment in their monthslong endeavor for justice in the 16-year-old’s death at an Oct. 28 […]