After weeks of parliamentary wrangling between the House of Commons and House of Lords, MPs finally forced the upper chamber to back down. After defeating the Lords’s remaining two amendments yesterday afternoon, Peers insisted on forcing one of the two remaining amendments
MPs rejected amendments to the Rwanda plan (Image: Getty) Members of Parliament rejected a series of “totally pointless” amendments unelected Lords made to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan over fears they could ground flights to Kigali. The plan will now return to the
A tourist board has refuted the results of a damning poll which branded its seaside town the worst in the UK. Blackpool was named as the worst seaside town in an Express poll last week. The Lancashire town garnered more than a
People in Switzerland voted in favour of giving themselves an extra month’s pension per year, despite the government warning a similar move would be too expensive to afford. In a referendum held in the central European country on Sunday, the majority of
The Seven Stars in Kyushu is a luxury sleeper train which winds its way through one of Japan‘s four main islands, but the exclusive experience is enjoyed by only 20 passengers at a time. Seven carriages long, the train includes a lounge
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill cleared the Commons tonight after the majority of Tory rebels backed down. MPs voted 320 to 276, majority 44, to approve the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill at third reading. Some 11 Conservative MPs including former
Adam Afriyie (Windsor) Lee Anderson (Ashfield) Sarah Atherton (Wrexham) Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) Bob Blackman (Harrow East) Ben Bradley (Mansfield) Suella Braverman (Fareham) Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) Paul Bristow (Peterborough) William Cash (Stone) Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) Christopher Chope (Christchurch)
A NatWest cashpoint in the Derbyshire town of Ilkeston has been voted the area’s best tourist attraction on TripAdvisor. The landmark was initially reviewed as a joke but has now been added to the list of the 10 best things to do in
A London borough has taken the crown as the number one ‘happiest place’ to live in Great Britain according to a survey carried out by Rightmove. Richmond upon Thames took thetop gong from 2022’s worthy winner, St. Ives in Cornwall. Mayor of
Rishi Sunak has emerged victorious after a dramatic day in Parliament, with his Rwanda Bill passing its second reading in the House of Commons by 313 votes to 269. However, with 38 Conservative MPs abstaining, including ERG chairman Mark Francois, the Prime