
Rishi Sunak’s immigration plan was hit by fresh turmoil after No 10 admitted its new Rwanda treaty had been delayed and ministers broke rank to push the PM for “much tougher” moves to get record-high migration numbers down.
Downing Street refused to commit to having the revised Rwanda pact in place before Christmas, saying only that it would be ready “in the coming weeks” – having previously promised it would published in “days”.