One of the difficulties for Rishi Sunak in securing enough votes to pass the Rwanda bill was that the potential rebels – who in the end largely stayed onside for the crucial third reading – came from varied groups within the party, each with different motivations and demands.
In trying to keep his divided party together, the prime minister sought to please centrists who do not want the bill to change, veteran Eurosceptics with a deep dislike of the European court of human rights, ambitious MPs positioning themselves for a potential leadership bid, and people who usually do what Boris Johnson suggests.
