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Rwanda bill: who were the Tory factions giving Sunak headaches?

PM was caught between centrists, Eurosceptics with deep dislike of the ECHR and MPs jostling for potential leadership bid

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

The Guardian view on the Rwanda bill debate: mainstream politics captured by the fringe

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s weak leadership has given a small, hardline faction too much purchase on the national debate

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

A Tory party addicted to chaos enters its next stage of self-destruction

Both Rishi Sunak and James Cleverley have privately denounced the Rwanda bill in the past. Yet here they are, backing it…

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

All the MPs rebelling over Sunak's Rwanda bill as two senior Tories quit

Here are all the MPs that backed amendments to Sunak's Rwanda Bill

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024

Unions condemn plan to make civil servants ignore ECHR Rwanda rulings

Government says it intends to change rules to order officials to follow ministerial decisions contrary to Strasbourg injunctions

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Rwanda bill live: legislation passes third reading as rightwing rebellion recedes – as it happened

The third reading of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) bill passed by 320 votes to 276, a majority of 44

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Minister rejects claim of deep split in Tory party over Rwanda policy

Michael Tomlinson says ‘there’s a difference of about an inch’ between Tory MPs, despite resignation of two deputy chairs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Wednesday briefing: The days that could decide how Rishi Sunak is remembered

In today’s newsletter: The controversial Rwanda bill is back in the Commons – what happens next could shape the party’s future

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

Boris Johnson Joins Tory Rebels Demanding Amendments To Rwanda Bill

The bill in its current form is due to be debated and voted on in Parliament today, setting Sunak on a collision course with both factions of his party.

International Business Times UK · Jan 16, 2024

Rishi Sunak faces battle to save Rwanda Bill as top Tories quit and he is hit by major rebellion

Deputy chairmen stand down from party roles as dozens of Conservative MPs defy PM to vote for amendments to his Bill

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024