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Paul Waugh

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Chief Political Commentator, @theipaper. News, insight and analysis from the House of Commons.
Presenter, BBC Radio4 The Week In Westminster. @paulwaughthreads

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I had a great discussion with Sophie Stowers and Paul Waugh for this week's The Week in Westminster on Radio 4. We covered recent polling trends, MRP, Reform and undecided voters. You can listen in at 11am today or catch up on BBC Sounds.

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Quietly, Govt this wk gave ex-pats 'votes for life' in general elections.

With many ex-pats more anti-Tory than ever since Brexit, that may be a mistake.

But the real issue is rich overseas residents can leave UK for decades + still make party donations

inews.co.uk/opinion/brexit…

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The sister of two-year-old Bronson Battersby has said she does not blame social services for his death.

While she welcomes the inquiry, she says 'social services and the police did what they could within the powers that they had'.

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Asked by the Sun what his 'red lines' for triggering Rwanda bill power to stop Rule 39 injunctions, Sunak doesn't directly answer
Asked by Daily Mail, when the first flight to Rwanda will take off, Sunak doesn't directly answer.

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As the Govt wins the Rwanda 3rd reading with a majority of 44, Rishi Sunak will be relieved.

But has the heavy criticism from his own side, plus the hefty ridicule from Keir Starmer, damaged both the PM and the policy?

inews.co.uk/opinion/rishi-…

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.Rishi Sunak looks set to win 3rd reading of his Rwanda bill, despite all the rebel yells.

But the longer lasting damage of the last few days may be the ridicule piled on the PM's policy.

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Sir John Hayes says that unless the Rwanda bill is amended to remove its legal loopholes,
'it will simply not work...we will fail the British people'

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Sir John Hayes says current Rwanda bill risks letting down the public who wanted control of borders.

And is explicit that part of the problem is not just 'lefty lawyers' it's 'dodgy lawyers'.

'It's not just malevalent foreigners, it's malevalent people here too.'

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