Thousands of care workers who came to the UK to fill vital shortages in the care sector have been told by the government they have 60 days to find a new visa sponsor or leave the country, under threat of deportation & prosecution.

Our latest w/The Observer
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

South Africa returns to the #ICJ once again seeking urgent provisional measures against #Israel . The request asks the ICJ to order Israel to immediately withdraw and cease the offensive in Rafah and relinquish control of the Rafah & Kerem Shalom crossings to allow in aid. 1/14

Former British Army interpreter @mhottak has a message from the Bibby Stockholm

In the North East London constituency the 'Britain First: No to Immigration' candidate was beaten by the Animal Welfare Party, Count Binface, and a random independent.

God I love my city.

It's worth remembering that the Conservatives expected that changing the voting system for mayors to first-past-the-post would *help* the Tory candidates.

That has not proved to be the case so far for Hall, who is badly underperforming vs Bailey's first preferences.

Worth noting Khan is increasing his vote count and his vote lead in raw numerical terms – even though turnout is down, suggesting the swing (insofar as you can calculate that given the voting system change) is even bigger than these figures suggest.

A very important statement by the Office of the Prosecutor, reminding interested parties that there is a difference between criticising the #ICC and threatening it. The former is healthy; the latter can be an offence against the administration of justice.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk and UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi call on the #UK government to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum-seekers to #Rwanda .

New legislation seriously hinders the rule of law in the UK and sets a perilous precedent globally.

Lord Anderson of Ipswich (Crossbench), 'We are in the end game now'

'The benefits of the Rwanda bill remain to be seen'

'It's costs will be measured not only in money but in principles debased'

'Disregard for our international committmments'

'Avoiding statutory protections…

One more time. There is nothing constitutionally wrong with the Lords refusing to accept decisions of the Commons that reject their amendments. Otherwise there would be no point to the Parliament Acts.

It'll be a long night. My best guess: the Lords will dig in. If you don't dig in for a policy violating human rights, not in a manifesto, proposed by a government that is not legitimized through an election and not supported by a majority of the population - when do you?

This degree of media attention on parliamentary ping-pong for a Bill is unusual. So important to stress that it is a standard, normal part of the legislative scrutiny process. What is unusual (historically, tho not in recent years) is the Govt's intransigent attitude to amdts.

I’m quoted here on #RwandaBill and double insistence. This “post-truth”Bill asks Parliament to declare that Rwanda is safe (which it isn’t, yet) and will always be safe (which is obviously unknowable). I expect to be involved (in Lord Hope’s absence) in the final stages tomorrow.

Here at Trades Union Congress launch of the #AIEmploymentBill tonight, even as someone working in this field, I’m struck again by the paucity in our national conversation on how AI/tech already impacts workplaces, esp vulnerable, often invisible, workers facing invisible levels of control.

This is a really impressive and important piece of work from my Cloisters friends and colleagues Robin Allen and & Dee Masters with our Grace, Jon & Trades Union Congress on the new #AI Employment Bill. Highly commended for those interested in #AI and #ukemplaw . 👏🏼👏🏼