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Rishi Sunak wasn't defeated over his key policy, but there are no certainties for the PM as the bill heads to the Lords.

No 10 is confident the bill will pass, despite Rishi Sunak suffering his biggest rebellion since becoming PM.

COMMENT: The Tory rebellion last night was a tale of two Andersons - Lee who resigned as Deputy Chairman and Stuart the whip who may help Rishi Sunak win.

SIR – If the latest poll comes as a surprise to Conservative MPs (“Tories facing 1997-style wipeout”, report, January 15), therein lies the problem. In their Westminster cocoon, they have completely lost touch with voters and their concerns, instead wasting their time virtue-signalling on net zero and the Rwanda policy (which would be unnecessary had the Tories done anything about illegal migration over the past decade). A succession of at best inept and at worst dishonest p...

The former immigration minister is leading efforts aimed at toughening up the legislation.

A Commons vote saw three resignations, as 60 Tory MPs defied the prime minister.

Rishi Sunak suffered the biggest rebellion of his premiership on Tuesday as 60 Conservative MPs revolted by voting to toughen up his flagship Rwanda Bill.

The Rwanda bill, which would declare it a safe country, will face fresh scrutiny from MPs this week.

The leaders of the three biggest groups on the Conservative Right have united to warn Rishi Sunak that they will vote against him on the Rwanda Bill this week unless he gives ground.

Cathedral schools fear that they will “go bust” under Labour’s fee changes, MPs have heard.