How a Rwandan gambit consumed the Conservative Party
The story of how a party can transmogrify in office from liberalism to authoritarianism | Britain
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The story of how a party can transmogrify in office from liberalism to authoritarianism | Britain
Exclusive: Minister now charged with implementing Rwanda deal joined Tory volunteering project with Suella Braverman in 2008
STEPHEN GLOVER: The worry is that Rwanda is a virtual dictatorship with a leader, President Paul Kagame, who has been accused of running a one-party state.
Boris Johnson is reportedly considering offering MPs a vote on the temporary cut in foreign aid announced in November. Fantastic news, if true. The Government has striven to avoid bringing the matter to Parliament for fear of an ugly squabble, so depriving itself of the opportunity to justify a sensible policy. Meanwhile, some 50 Tory MPs, including former leader Theresa May, have tried unsuccessfully to force a vote. They believe if they gang up with Labour and the Lib Dems they can overturn the Government’s plans. Well, let’s see if these Conservative rebels have the courage of their co...