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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 Bill's Third Reading tonight would have delivered a seismic blow to Mr Sunak's 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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