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The Rwanda Bill will tonight pass its Third Reading in the House of Commons, after right-wing rebels threw in the towel. Speaking after a meeting of the so-called ‘five families’, rebel sources confirmed that a majority of members from the European Research Group (ERG) and Common Sense Group (CSG) will be voting with the government

Rishi Sunak is expecting to face down a second day of rebellion by backbenchers who want him to toughen up his plans to deport migrants to Rwanda. MPs are just voting on a rebel amendment that would give ministers the power to ignore emergency injunctions from the European Court of…

A Commons defeat on the Bills Third Reading tonight would have delivered a seismic blow to Mr Sunaks premiership and possibly brought down his Government.

Rishi Sunak faced down his critics on the Conservative Right tonight, securing support for a Bill intended to stop the small boat crossings by deporting illegal immigrants to Rwanda. After around 60 Tory MPs defied a three-line whip on Tuesday and Wednesday in support of amendments to toughen up the legislation, the rebels were unprepared to take the nuclear option and defeat the Bill in its entirety.

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As Rishi Sunak faces a bitter battle between warring Conservative factions, Boris Johnson said he supported amendments from right-wingers aimed at hardening the Rwanda plan

The Rwanda Bill tomorrow gets its Third Reading in the House of Commons. But before that comes the committee stage, with MPs on the right of the Conservative MPs putting down amendments to the Bill. Some are warning that unless the Bill is amended to make it tougher today then they will either abstain or

The Rwanda Bill today returns to the House of Commons for two days of debate prior to Third Reading tomorrow night. Rishi Sunak’s flagship legislation is now at committee stage – which means that any MP can lay down amendments. Those from Labour and the SNP are unlikely to trouble the government much, given it

Rishi Sunak watched on as Tory MPs backed hardline amendments for the Rwanda Bill on Tuesday night - with two surprise resignations just moments before.

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