On 29th January 2024, the House of Lords debated the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill in its second reading. A vote was held on a motion relating to the bill, in which a bishop took part.
Division 1:
The Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion tabled by Lord German to decline to give the bill a second reading:
“Lord German moved, as an amendment to the motion that the bill be now read a second time, to leave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to give the bill a second reading because it
(1) places the United Kingdom at risk of breaching its international law commitments;
(2) undermines the rule of law by ousting the jurisdiction of the courts;
(3) will lead to substantial costs to the taxpayer;
(4) fails to provide safe and legal routes for refugees; and
(5) fails to include measures to tackle people smuggling gangs.”
The motion was disagreed. Content: 84 / Not Content: 206
The Archbishop of Canterbury voted Not Content.
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