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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn and Aletha Adu

Why the outcome of the Rwanda bill mattered for Sunak – and the Conservatives

Rishi Sunak walks outside 10 Downing Street
Rishi Sunak walks outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of the key Rwanda bill vote. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

A rebellion by five separate rightwing caucuses within the Conservative party has continued the turbulence for Rishi Sunak’s leadership, although the government’s flagship Rwanda bill passed its first Commons hurdle.

The legislation was designed to overcome concerns raised by the supreme court, which ruled last month that the previous policy for deporting people to Rwanda violated domestic and international law.

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