MPs voted by 309 to 113 on Wednesday to reject a Conservative Opposition Day motion that condemned government plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington and called for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights in order to deport illegal migrants. The motion, tabled by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, shadow home secretary Chris Philp and shadow women and equalities mini

A will was debated of the legislation is the European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Commons Bill 92 of the 2026–27 session. It is a presentation private member’s bill introduced by Conservative MP Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire), supported by Sir Christopher Chope, and first printed on 22 June 2026. It is extremely short. Clause 1 says: The Prime Minister may notify, under Article 58 of the ECHR, the United Kingdom’s intention

On 31 July 2026, We put a straightforward question to you on X (Formally known as Twitter) If Poland offered practical help dealing with the UK’s immigration pressures, defending our borders, and assisting with deportations, would you support it? The response was limited but clear in tone. Of the comments left under the post, most were positive. One reader simply replied, “Lovely yes please and thank you.” Another said the UK needs outside help “because our own government