The UK's Home Office has granted nearly 16,000 channel migrants the right to work, sparking debate among political figures and commentators. Camilla Tominey of GB News pressed Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on the issue, with Kinnock facing questions about Labour and the House of Lords potentially blocking the Rwanda Bill. The bill, which is aimed at tackling illegal immigration, is currently under scrutiny in the House of Lords. Political Correspondent Katie Forster reported that the battle for the bill's passage is just beginning. Meanwhile, the House of Lords debated a motion not to ratify the UK-Rwanda Treaty, with the International Agreements Committee calling for significant legal and practical steps before full implementation. The treaty has been in the spotlight, with Labour peer Lord Goldsmith discussing its safety implications on Sky News.
Today, the @UKHouseOfLords debates the UK-Rwanda Treaty following our report which called for significant legal and practical steps to be implemented before treaty is ratified. 📺 Watch live on Parliament TV https://t.co/gGWfpjnK9S 🔽 Read out report https://t.co/lNbf0TgFro
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The UK-Rwanda Treaty is in the spotlight from 3.15pm as members debate a motion not to ratify it alongside @HLIntAgreements ‘s report calling for significant legal and practical steps before it can be fully implemented. 🔴 Find out more and watch at the link in our bio https://t.co/zxADPM9eQY
'Can we say Rwanda is now safe?' Labour peer Lord Goldsmith tells @KayBurley what aspect of the #RwandaBill will be debated in the House of Lords today. Follow live politics updates | https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/bXhuiflNMR
‘The battle to get this bill through the Lords is just beginning.’ Political Correspondent @forster_k on today’s discussion in the House of Lords on the controversial Rwanda bill which aims to tackle illegal immigration. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGCG3N https://t.co/bSdlORYT1E
Channel migrants have been 'quietly' given the right to work, and can still retain access to benefits, under a new Home Office scheme. James Whale: "We don't want criminals in this country. They are not migrants fleeing from persecution." @THEJamesWhale @virtualash @lizziecundy https://t.co/CCrTadaHuI
‘For the final time Mr Shapps, should people coming illegally by boat be allowed to work?!’ @CamillaTominey grills Grant Shapps on the Home Office giving almost 16,000 channel migrants the right to work. Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/LEfmdFhMn9
‘For the final time Mr Shapps, should people coming illegally by boat be allowed to work?!’ @CamillaTominey grills Grant Shapps on the Home Office giving almost 16,000 channel migrants the right to work.  Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/cQN5Bw7yNN
🚨 ICYMI ‘I think the Home Office has had the right idea!' @benjaminbutter argues that granting channel migrants the right to work in the UK is a productive idea that will benefit Government finances. https://t.co/VpjQnVI7wQ
'Presumably you do want to stop the boats? Therefore you should support the legislation that's been designed to do that'. @camillatominey grills Shadow Immigration Minister, Stephen Kinnock, on the notion of the House of Lords and Labour blocking the Rwanda Bill. https://t.co/cDBaH65JLs