The View from Westminster
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
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| One step forward, two steps back for Sunak | Rishi Sunak started the day on a high having met his number one pledge to halve inflation. He even patted himself on the back with a series of celebratory posts on X. But the prime minister was quickly hit by a devastating setback as his Rwanda asylum plan was deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court, leaving his fifth pledge to "stop the boats" in tatters. The plan to deport asylum seekers arriving in Britain by irregular routes was meant to act as a deterrent, cutting the number of small boat crossings and breaking the business model of people smugglers. But without a plan B, the PM has been warned the court defeat will "embolden the people smugglers and put more lives at risk". With a slew of frontbench resignations expected over the party's refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza, Labour will be celebrating Rwanda's domination of the headlines. | |
| What is the smallest constituency in the UK by area? | Answer at the bottom of today's email | |
| | The Labour leader has called for a humanitarian pause in the war but warned a ceasefire would only allow Hamas to regroup. | | | | The Supreme Court has ruled against Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda deportation plan | |
| | Wednesday's dip in inflation means Rishi Sunak has fulfilled one of the five pledges he set out in January | |
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| Our chief political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for tomorrow | A quiet day in the Commons. Culture, media and sport questions to Lucy Frazer and her junior ministers at 9.30am, followed by a general debate about Cop28, the next climate change summit to be held in the United Arab Emirates at the end of the month. The Public Accounts Committee will take evidence from the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd about HS2 and rebuilding Euston station at 10am. | |
| "I'm fed up with the Punch and Judy politics of Westminster, the name calling, backbiting, point scoring, finger pointing," David Cameron on becoming Tory leader in 2005 | Quiz answer: Jeremy Corbyn's Islington North at 7.35 square kilometres | |
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