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Tory MP Simon Clarke vows to vote against Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda policy
Rishi Sunak is staging a last-ditch bid to win over right-wing Conservatives MPs threatening to defeat his Rwanda deportation legislation.
The PM faces a mounting rebellion over the flagship immigration policy, with Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith poised to back rebel amendments to the bill.
Mr Anderson and Mr Clarke-Smith said they would defy the Government by joining more than 60 Tory MPs who are seeking to disapply international law from the Bill and curtail asylum seekers’ rights to appeal against flights to Kigali.
But any attempt by Mr Sunak to placate them would be opposed by more moderate Tories, who are keen to protect the legislation against breaches of international law.
It comes as the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has concluded after a legal assessment of the UK government’s new Rwanda bill that it’s not compatible with international law.
The UNHCR said the modified Rwanda scheme “does not meet the required standards relating to the legality and appropriateness of the transfer of asylum seekers and is not compatible with international refugee law”.
Work and Pensions Secretary refuses to be drawn on rebel MPs keeping party posts
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has refused to be drawn on whether Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith could keep their party posts if the MPs back the rebel amendments to the Rwanda Bill.
“These aren’t decisions for me,” he told Times Radio.
He said that he “understands why people feel very strongly about this”.
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride (pictured) has refused to be drawn on whether Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith could keep their party posts if the MPs back the rebel amendments to the Rwanda Bill
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Tara Cobham16 January 2024 07:28
Tory MP Simon Clarke vows to vote against Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda policy
Tory MP Simon Clarke vows to vote against Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda policy
Joe Middleton16 January 2024 06:30
Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson joins right-wing Rwanda bill rebellion
The Conservative party’s deputy chairman Lee Anderson has rocked Rishi Sunak’s authority by backing rebel MPs defying the prime minister over his Rwanda bill.
Joe Middleton16 January 2024 05:30
Are the Tories really facing their worst general election result since 1997?
Lowest share of the vote since the 19th century and a wipeout of seats in line with New Labour’s rise… is this the beginning of the end of the Conservatives as Britain’s dominant political party, asks Sean O’Grady
Joe Middleton16 January 2024 04:30
If Tory plotters thought they’d found a way to get rid of Sunak, it’s about to backfire
An ‘election wipeout’ poll commissioned by the PM’s enemies is intended to destabilise him as he faces a revolt over the Rwanda bill, writes John Rentoul – but it won’t work.
Joe Middleton16 January 2024 03:30
MP calls for DNA tests in parliament: ‘Migration shouldn’t be a dirty word’
MP calls for DNA tests in parliament: ‘Migration shouldn’t be a dirty word’
Joe Middleton16 January 2024 01:30
Voters turn on ‘spineless’ Sunak as dire poll results and Rwanda row spark fresh leadership crisis
Rishi Sunak is facing a landslide general election defeat because he is seen as “spineless and false” and makes people “cringe”, according to a top pollster.
Joe Middleton16 January 2024 00:30
UNHCR concludes Sunak’s new Rwanda Bill violates international law
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has concluded after a legal assessment of the UK government’s new Rwanda bill that it’s not compatible with international law.
The UNHCR said the modified Rwanda scheme “does not meet the required standards relating to the legality and appropriateness of the transfer of asylum seekers and is not compatible with international refugee law”.
In its published analysis on Monday evening the UNHCR concluded: “UNHCR has reviewed the updated UK-Rwanda scheme in light of the principles and standards set out in its 2022 analysis and summarised in Part I above.
“It maintains its position that the arrangement, as now articulated in the UK-Rwanda Partnership Treaty and accompanying legislative scheme23 does not meet the required standards relating to the legality and appropriateness of the transfer of asylum seekers and is not compatible with international refugee law.”
Joe Middleton15 January 2024 23:57
Voters turn on ‘spineless’ Sunak as dire poll results and Rwanda row spark fresh leadership crisis
Rishi Sunak is facing a landslide general election defeat because he is seen as “spineless and false” and makes people “cringe”, according to a top pollster.
Joe Middleton15 January 2024 23:48
Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson joins right-wing Rwanda bill rebellion
The Conservative party’s deputy chairman Lee Anderson has rocked Rishi Sunak’s authority by backing rebel MPs defying the prime minister over his Rwanda bill.
The senior Tory figure has effectively dared Mr Sunak to sack him by announcing that he is supporting the right-wingers who are pushing for last-minute changes to the deportation legislation.
Almost 60 Conservative MPs have now backed amendments by ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick aimed at toughening the bill ahead of a showdown vote on Wednesday.
Joe Middleton15 January 2024 23:47
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