#rwanda-bill

#rwanda-bill

Tory grandee Ken Clarke criticizes Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill and warns about the dangers of overturning a Supreme Court ruling.

The Safety of Rwanda bill passed its first hurdle in the House of Lords but is expected to face more opposition as peers attempt to amend it next month.

Government pressing for unamended passage of the Rwanda bill despite opposition attempts for changes in asylum scheme.

Peers in the House of Lords voted in favor of changes to the controversial Rwanda Bill.

The Rwanda Bill, if passed, could lead to the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda via illegal routes.

Tory MP Lee Anderson is poised to back rebel amendments to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill, joining up to 60 fellow right-wing Conservative MPs.

Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has privately warned that the Bill does not go far enough, urging the PM to block individual appeals by migrants.

Cross-bench peer condemns Rwanda bill as a step towards totalitarianism and signals resistance from the House of Lords

The bill aims to declare Rwanda as a safe country for asylum seekers despite a previous supreme court judgment that it was not

Defiant Lords sent back Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill with changes to protect Afghan heroes and ensure safety assessments.

Tory MPs are pressuring Rishi Sunak over his Rwanda bill

Former justice secretary Robert Buckland has backed amendments to the bill

MPs rejected amendments to Rwanda Bill regarding deportation of asylum seekers who aided UK troops, setting a clash with the Lords.

MPs set to vote on changes to government's Rwanda bill

Government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda this spring

Tory MP Nick Fletcher has faced criticism for claiming immigration has turned parts of the UK into a ghetto and that NHS waiting lists are long in some areas due to a lack of English speakers.

Fletcher's remarks drew comparisons to Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech and were described as repugnant and appalling by other MPs.

The debate occurred during a discussion on the government's Rwanda bill, which passed despite a rebellion.

Robert Jenrick resigns as immigration minister over Rwanda bill

Rishi Sunak's premiership in question as his plans face opposition

Voters are more concerned about the economy than immigration

Deep economic pessimism is influencing voters more than immigration

Lee Anderson and two other MPs have resigned from the Conservative party due to irreconcilable differences around immigration and the Rwanda policy.

Rishi Sunak is expected to prevail in the vote on the Rwanda bill, but the headcount of possible rebels is being constantly refreshed.

Rishi Sunak faces a challenging week in British politics

The collapse of a stable parliamentary majority is reflected in three events

Heroes who assisted UK forces must not be deported to Rwanda.

House of Lords aims to amend stop the boats bill to protect Afghan heroes.

Conservative rebellion against Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill melts away, allowing the legislation to pass its final Commons hurdle.

Sunak will face further challenges from peers in the House of Lords and legal challenges from individuals threatened with deportation to Rwanda.

Rwanda bill faces test in House of Lords

Rishi Sunak's asylum scheme bill faces scrutiny from critics

Conservative MPs warn that Rishi Sunak could lose a crucial Commons vote on his Rwanda bill by accident.

Tory factions are considering whether to back the beleaguered legislation in a crunch vote on Tuesday, potentially leading to a humiliating defeat for the PM.

Tensions have reignited over Rishi Sunak's asylum policy as ministers announce the Rwanda bill will return to the Commons next week.

Right-wing Tories are pressuring the prime minister to accept amendments that would limit challenges by migrants and prevent the European court of human rights from blocking deportation flights to central Africa.

Boris Johnson is supporting right-wing Conservative MPs to sabotage Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill.

Tory hardliners are threatening to vote against the government and hand Sunak a humiliating defeat if the legislation is not toughened up.

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill cleared the House of Commons

Conservative MPs faced reminders of their political vulnerability

Rishi Sunak is facing rebellion from both the right and left of the Tory party over the Rwanda bill.

To avoid defeat, Sunak will need to keep the rebellion below 56 abstentions or 28 votes against.

Conservative right-wingers meet to decide how to vote on the Rwanda bill, which could define Rishi Sunak's premiership.

The bill causes internal Tory battles and divisions similar to the Brexit wars of 2017-19.

A revolt by Conservative MPs could potentially defeat the government's Rwanda bill, something that has not happened since 1986.

Defeat at the second reading would prevent the bill from being reintroduced in the same parliamentary session, endangering the government's ability to address court challenges to its Rwanda policy.

Conservative whips warned party moderates that if the Rwanda bill failed, it could be the end of Rishi Sunak's premiership.

The prime minister faces rebellions from both right-wing and centrist members of his party over the bill's provisions on deportation and legal appeals.