Bill passes with a majority of 44 but prime minister faces further peril in the new year

Rishi Sunak narrowly avoided a major rebellion by rightwing Conservative MPs after they abstained on his controversial Rwanda bill but the prime minister faces further peril in the new year.

In a blow to Sunak’s authority, more than two-dozen Tory rightwingers abstained in the vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, including the former home secretary Suella Braverman.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Michele Romanow Clearco

Michele Romanow, Clearco

Birds ‘falling out of the sky’ in mass die-off in south-western US

Wildfires and climate crisis cited as possible causes for the deaths of…