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A defiant British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed to his ruling Conservative Party on Thursday (December 7) to unite behind his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning colleagues that if he toughened it any further the whole scheme could collapse.

Sunak is facing the biggest challenge to his year-long tenure as he tries to stop lawmakers on the Conservative Party's right wing from rebelling over their demand that Britain should quit international treaties to set its own migration policy.

At a press conference in Downing Street, Sunak said if the government went any further in disregarding human rights law in the legislation, Rwanda would abandon the deal, which would only see a tiny proportion of migrants arriving by boats deported to the African country.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick quit on Wednesday (December 6) and Sunak is facing questions as to whether he can get his key policy through a vote in parliament. Some Conservative lawmakers said on Thursday that Sunak could face a leadership challenge.

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