Rishi Sunak has suffered the biggest revolt of his 15 months as prime minister when 60 right-wing Conservative MPs rebelled against his Rwanda plan and two deputy party chairmen resigned.
Rishi Sunak has suffered the biggest revolt of his 15 months as prime minister when 60 right-wing Conservative MPs rebelled against his Rwanda plan and two deputy party chairmen resigned.
Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith, both red wall MPs, quit after backing amendments that aimed to toughen up the Safety of Rwanda Bill. In a joint letter to the prime minister they suggested that the legislation would not work in its present form.
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