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Not particularly attractive for high-earners to come work in the UK if their kids and spouse are treated like this…

Also very unclear for children in their late teens. Based on what was in the consultation they seemed to consider making teens who turned 18 during their course of their dependent visa treated like an adult re-settlement.

Aka what already exists today with the 10 year long residence route…

Will we know what turnout was like in the various wards? Not that it would stop people from yelling sectarianism…

Wonder how long until the first Labour MP draws the wrong conclusions from this and wants Commonwealth citizens’ voting rights scrapped

The Representation of the People Bill: contours of the debates to come The government’s long-awaited proposals for electoral reforms, published last month, will receive their first scrutiny in the House of Commons next Monday. Ahead of that debate, Alan Renwick analyses which of the bill’s proposals – and omissions – are likely to spark most contention. He suggests that pressure to strengthen the bill will be intense on multiple fronts.

NEW BLOG: The Representation of the People Bill: contours of the debates to come

Ahead of the bill's second reading on Monday, @alanrenwick.bsky.social covers 'astonishing weaknesses', an idea that is 'indefensible in a democracy' and another 'breach of such a basic democratic principle'.

Government Defeats in the House of Lords This page links to summaries and voting records for each parliamentary session since 2005–06.

The government has been defeated 133 times this session.

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The government was defeated 172 to 148 votes on amendment 27 to the Crime and Policing Bill at report stage.

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The government was defeated 213 to 150 votes on amendment 13 to the Crime and Policing Bill at report stage.

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🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords 3 times yesterday, 25 February 2026.

The government was defeated 205 to 188 votes on amendment 7 to the Crime and Policing Bill at report stage.

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The West End ward is now a marginal (I think Labour took it in 2022), so all parties now oppose pedestrianisation because they need the few deciding votes in that (swing) ward to have a better chance of controlling the council…

The then-Tory run Westminster were working hand in hand with the Mayor’s initial plan back in 2018. Then they got cold feet during a by-election campaign. The joys of the current electoral system in which a few votes can make a big difference. As opposed to say- PR on a local level like in France.

Please do!

Doesn’t seem ready yet to fight the EU on the Withdrawal Agreement! (Which is probably the only reason why EU Citizens who arrived pre-Brexit have been left out).

Ah c'est élégant le terme de fer à cheval ! En anglais on parle plutôt de "peninsularisation" mais on devrait peut-être emprunter le terme "horseshoe" à la place.

Some 5D chess going on there…!

Would also probably have far lower numbers coming to the UK under FoM than previously I suspect. Lots of the eastern enlargement countries are far wealthier than before.

And in addition to all that, not the right fit for the specific things they were looking for when selecting a new cabinet secretary.

France does USA-bashing instead!

The best HK analogy I think would be James Tien (the ex-Liberal Party chairman) being the first pro-establishment member to turn on the government.

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The government was defeated 178 to 140 votes on amendment 215 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.

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The government was defeated 176 to 132 votes on amendment 209 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.

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Government Defeats in the House of Lords

🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords 3 times yesterday, 3 February 2026.

The government was defeated 295 to 180 votes on amendment 199 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.

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The government was defeated 231 to 147 votes on amendment 121A to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.

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Government Defeats in the House of Lords

🧵 The government was defeated in the House of Lords twice Wednesday, 28 January 2026.

The government was defeated 255 to 183 votes on amendment 114 to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.

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Seems a bit pointless though. The LDs would likely win his constituency next GE anyway. They came pretty close in 24.

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The government was defeated 261 to 150 votes on amendment 94A to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at report stage.

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