Rishi Sunak has survived a damaging row over his flagship Rwanda bill after a Conservative rebellion melted away and dozens of rightwing MPs balked at further undermining the prime minister’s authority. After a crucial 11th-hour meeting of more than 45 Tory rebels, the group’s leaders concluded that defeating the bill by voting alongside Labour in an election year could risk collapsing the government. Just 11 Conservative hardliners , including the former home secretary Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, voted against the legislation, which passed by 320 votes to 276

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2024 23:46 UTC