Rashford posts impassioned plea after Tory MPs vote down free school meals plan
MPs rejected the motion by a majority of 61.
MPs rejected the motion by a majority of 61.
The amendment to continue existing arrangements had been successfully moved in the House of Lords by refugee campaigner and Labour peer Lord Dubs, who fled the Nazis as a child on the Kindertransport.
The Covert Human Intelligent Sources Bill would allow public bodies - ranging from MI5 to the Food Standards Agency - to authorise agents to commit potentially egregious crimes while undercover.
Here's a full list of MPs who voted to strip the amendment from the bill.
Imagine a world where it’s not what you do that counts, but what you say. A place where those who never turn the big dreams into reality are publicly celebrated, and the results don’t matter in the race to get ahead.
“The Conservatives call themselves the party of law and order, but have become the party of lawlessness and disorder," David Lammy said.
The last minute bid to stop the evictions, led by the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, was defeated by 126 to 266 votes - with 214 unelected Conservative peers voting it down, and most Labour peers abstaining.
On the bright side, a border in Kent means Nigel Farage is now French.
Official Boozers share a selection of their favourite local pubs in London.
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