Key events16m agoRishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs37m agoEHRC says it remains “seriously concerned” about illegal migration bill and urges peers to vote to amend it1h agoLisa Nandy positions Labour as party of home ownership, defending right to buy and criticising rent controls2h agoNAO boss says risk posed by unsafe school buildings ‘very serious’2h agoContingency plans reportedly being drawn up for Thames Water collapse2h agoMinister says her support for Daniel Korski ‘on pause’ in light of allegation against him2h agoDaisy Goodwin gives first broadcast interview about Daniel KorskiFilters BETAKey events (7)Lisa Nandy (3)4m ago06.57 EDT
Rishi Sunak is likely to be asked about the crisis at Thames Water at PMQs. This is what Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, said when he was asked about this on his LBC phone-in this morning.
Ofwat has as part of its remit a requirement to look at the resilience of the entire sector and will have been looking at and continue to look very closely at Thames Water.
Government as well has contingency arrangements in place to cover any scenario which may play out and what I’m supremely confident of is whatever the situation is at Thames Water, the water will continue to flow.
13m ago06.48 EDTRishi Sunak leaving Downing Street ahead of PMQs. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images16m ago06.44 EDTRishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs
PMQs is coming up soon.
Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.
This afternoon the House of Lords will start the report stage debate of the illegal migration bill. Peers have already spent six days debating other stages of the bill, but the report stage debates are the most important ones because this is when amendments get put to a vote.
This morning the Equality and Human Rights Commission has put out a new statement saying it remains “seriously concerned” about the potential impact of the bill on human rights and on the safety of migrants. A spokesperson said:
We remain seriously concerned about the potential implications of the illegal migration bill on human rights and the safety of individuals.
Careful consideration should continue to be given to the impact of the bill on different groups with protected characteristics – including children, pregnant women, disabled people, torture survivors, and victims of trafficking.
The EHRC (a government quango, not an independent charity) is also encouraging peers to vote for amendments that would insert fresh human rights protections into the bill. It explains why it thinks these amendments are needed in a lengthy briefing note.
1h ago06.05 EDT
Momentum, the leftwing Labour group, has criticised Lisa Nandy for opposing rent controls and mortgage relief in her speech this morning. (See 10.59am.) A Momentum spokesperson said:
Millions of renters and mortgage holders…
2023-06-28 05:44:45
Link from www.theguardian.com
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