Government votes down bid to help child refugees be reunited with family
The government has for a second time voted down efforts to preserve family reunion rights for child refugees after the UK’s transition out of the EU’s immigration rules on 31 December.
The proposal, put forward by Labour peer Lord Dubs has twice been approved by the House of Lords but twice rejected by the Commons - this time by a margin of 333 votes to 264.
Lord Dubs - himself a Kindertransport child refugee from the **** - told The Independent the defeat was “very disappointing” but said a further attempt may be made to offer assistance to child migrants when the bill returns to the upper House.
'This is the kinda woman who will unplug your life support machine to charge her mobile phone....'
Blunder sees SIXTY-NINE fishing boat migrants 'walk free': Albanians caught hiding in trawler off East Anglia are let off illegal entry charges because they were detained BEFORE setting foot in UK
The migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat (pictured bottom) was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia. The operation on November 17 involved the National Crime Agency, police and Border Force officers. But plans to prosecute them for illegal entry to the UK have now been abandoned because when arrested, they had not yet set foot on British soil - a key criteria under the law. The Home Office said the Albanians' immigration cases will now be dealt with and 'removal action will be pursued' for those who have no right to remain in the UK. The wife of one of the migrants told the Mail last night that she was 'very happy' that the charges had been dropped and she hoped he would be able to live freely in Britain. Ana Maria Ajazi, 34, whose husband Taulant (couple pictured top) was hiding in the ship and has been held at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since his arrest, said: 'I'm very happy to hear this news. I hope they will release him soon.'
'This is the kinda woman who will unplug your life support machine to charge her mobile phone....'
Civil servants SUE Boris Johnson for NOT sacking Home Secretary Priti Patel and overruling an independent report that said her shouting and swearing at mandarins amounted to bullying
Lawyers for Civil Service mandarins delivered a letter to Downing Street on Wednesday which accused Mr Johnson of acting unlawfully when he chose to stand by his Home Secretary.
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The government has for a second time voted down efforts to preserve family reunion rights for child refugees after the UK’s transition out of the EU’s immigration rules on 31 December.
The proposal, put forward by Labour peer Lord Dubs has twice been approved by the House of Lords but twice rejected by the Commons - this time by a margin of 333 votes to 264.
Lord Dubs - himself a Kindertransport child refugee from the **** - told The Independent the defeat was “very disappointing” but said a further attempt may be made to offer assistance to child migrants when the bill returns to the upper House.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/government-votes-down-bid-to-help-child-refugees-be-reunited-with-family/ar-BB1aH3Oy?ocid=msedgntp
The migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat (pictured bottom) was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia. The operation on November 17 involved the National Crime Agency, police and Border Force officers. But plans to prosecute them for illegal entry to the UK have now been abandoned because when arrested, they had not yet set foot on British soil - a key criteria under the law. The Home Office said the Albanians' immigration cases will now be dealt with and 'removal action will be pursued' for those who have no right to remain in the UK. The wife of one of the migrants told the Mail last night that she was 'very happy' that the charges had been dropped and she hoped he would be able to live freely in Britain. Ana Maria Ajazi, 34, whose husband Taulant (couple pictured top) was hiding in the ship and has been held at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since his arrest, said: 'I'm very happy to hear this news. I hope they will release him soon.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9036571/Albanian-migrants-caught-hiding-fishing-trawler-let-legal-blunder.html
Lawyers for Civil Service mandarins delivered a letter to Downing Street on Wednesday which accused Mr Johnson of acting unlawfully when he chose to stand by his Home Secretary.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9037175/Civil-servants-SUE-Boris-Johnson-NOT-sacking-Home-Secretary-Priti-Patel-bullying-report.html