BBCNEWS BBC News at Six June 4, 2024 17:23:00
Lords had left the bill riddled with exceptions and get out clauses which meant it fundamentally wouldn't work. but the government has made some concessions as a result of some of the law changes, particularly in areas where conservative mps have been critical so it has agreed to reinstate a limit on how long pregnant women can be detained up to 72 hours, and said that unaccompanied children can be granted immigration bail after eight days rather than a proposed 28 days. there is still some unhappiness on the conservative backbenchers around issues like the impact on victims of modern slavery ...