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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Danielle Summer

Sunak Hit With Biggest Tory Rebellion Over Rwanda Plan Amendments

The Rwanda bill is a key test of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's authority. Photo: POOL via AFP / Leon Neal (Credit: AFP News)

This week, the Conservative Party has seen its biggest rebellion in years after 60 MPs called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tighten his grip on the emergency Rwanda legislation and two Deputy Chairmen resigned from their posts.

The party revolt comes after the newly appointed Home Secretary James Cleverly announced that the government would continue to push for the Rwanda Treaty, despite the bill being ruled unlawful by both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

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