14 Dec 2023

UK: Rwanda Bill passes first vote, Wales First Minister quits

From Nine To Noon, 9:52 am on 14 December 2023
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a press conference after Britain's Supreme Court ruled the government's scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful.

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a press conference after Britain's Supreme Court ruled the government's scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. Photo: AFP

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the reprieve for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the government's Rwanda Bill, which passed its first vote without a predicted revolt from MPs in his own party.

Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced he's stepping down, sparking a contest for the leadership of the Welsh Labour party and tougher immigration rules have led to warnings from the health sector.

Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook