In case you are slightly dry, I offer a Kentucky Mule (bourbon, lime juice, ginger beer, and special ingredient - ginger bitters)

James Ball Sam Freedman It would. See our recommendation that ACOBA be put on a statutory footing, accountable to parliament, with power to strengthen the rules, investigate and take enforcement action
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Belated thanks to the excellent Durham Law School, Ben Yong, also Thom Brooks for my renewed appointment as Visiting Professor. I hope I can continue to contribute and look forward to more actual visits

#RwandaBill ping pong latest: victory for Lord Hope’s monitoring amendment by 245-208: majority of 37 as against yesterday’s 39. Normally margins reduce as the Bill proceeds: this is a big one.

Four more ⁦House of Lords⁩ defeats for the government tonight on #RwandaBill , by margins of 17 to 57 votes. This speech by Lord Hope, ex-Deputy President of ⁦⁦UK Supreme Court⁩, well expresses the idiocy of what we are being asked to do hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2024-04-…. /1

Further pings, or pongs

Lords could continue to hold out for more concessions on Rwanda Bill bit.ly/4aArJQ1

Correction: back in the Lords TODAY (Tuesday)

Rwanda Bill. Commons will consider these Lords amendments today. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
- requirement to have regard to domestic & international law
- R treated as safe only if arrangements in the Treaty are fully implemented (as certified by independent Monitoring Cttee) /1