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UK Commons Approves Bill Aiming to Fast-Track 1.5 Million New Homes

The UK House of Commons has approved a major government bill designed to accelerate housebuilding and help deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. The legislation, a central pledge of the Labour Party, seeks to reform planning rules and speed up approvals in an effort to tackle the country’s housing shortage. Ministers say the bill will make it easier to unlock stalled developments, streamline…

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UK Parliament Approves Emergency Energy Price Cap to Shield Households This Winter

The UK Parliament has passed emergency legislation to cap household energy bills at £1,717 a year for the next six months, in a move aimed at easing pressure on families facing a winter cost-of-living squeeze. The bill, backed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, is designed to protect around 28 million households from a projected 10% rise in energy costs driven by higher global gas prices. Labour MPs…

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UK Commons Approves Tax Cut Bill as Labour Warns of Fiscal Risks

The UK House of Commons has approved a controversial tax cut package put forward by the Conservative government, clearing a key parliamentary hurdle for a measure that would reduce corporation tax by 2% immediately. The legislation, which now moves to the House of Lords for further scrutiny, has drawn sharp criticism from Labour leaders, who argue the move is fiscally irresponsible at a time when households are…

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UK Parliament backs bill to revive Rwanda deportation policy amid legal dispute

The UK House of Commons has approved legislation that would allow the government to set aside certain human rights rulings blocking deportation flights to Rwanda, marking a major step in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s effort to revive the stalled policy. The move comes as Labour seeks to strengthen border enforcement and deter unauthorized Channel crossings, a central issue in British politics. Supporters of the bill…

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UK Parliament Votes to End Rwanda Deportation Plan in Major Policy Reversal

The UK House of Commons has approved legislation that effectively ends the previous Conservative government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, marking a major shift in Britain’s immigration policy. In a decisive vote of 348 to 118, lawmakers backed a Labour government bill that suspends the Rwanda deportation scheme indefinitely and halts all related flights immediately. The measure also redirects funding…

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UK Parliament Ends Rwanda Deportation Plan in Major Policy Shift

The UK House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly to end the previous Conservative government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, marking a major reversal in British immigration policy. In a decisive 348-118 vote, lawmakers approved Labour legislation that scraps the scheme and halts all related flights immediately. The bill also creates a new Border Security Command, which the government says will focus on…

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