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Rwanda bill – latest: Rishi Sunak dealt blow as Lee Anderson joins rebellion ahead of crunch vote

2024-01-16 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国政治原网页

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Tory MP Simon Clarke vows to vote against Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda policy

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Rishi Sunak has been dealt a major blow as two Tory deputy chairmen have vowed to join a mounting rebellion over his flagship Rwanda plan ahead of a crunch vote on the policy.

The Prime Minister is staging a last-ditch bid to win over more than 60 right-wing Conservative MPs who are threatening to defeat his immigration legislation, which returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday for six hours of debate and voting.

Tory deputy chairmen Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith are poised to back rebel amendments to the bill, which seek to disapply international law 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 that the UK government’s new Rwanda bill is not compatible with international law following a legal assessment.

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”.

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Show latest update 1 minute ago Levelling Up Secretary is ‘pretty sure’ Anderson would remain as Tory deputy chairman

Cabinet minister Michael Gove has told Times Radio he is “pretty sure” Lee Anderson would keep his role as deputy chairman, despite planning to back rebel amendments on the Rwanda bill.

The Levelling Up Secretary said that Mr Anderson’s concerns about the legislation were addressed by the bill in its current form: “I think the Bill does make sure – it’s one of the toughest pieces of migration legislation to come before the House of Commons if not the toughest – and it makes sure that ministers can quickly and clearly send people to Rwanda because it deals with all of the concerns that the Supreme Court had.”

Cabinet minister Michael Gove has said he is ‘pretty sure’ Lee Anderson would keep his role as deputy chairman, despite planning to back rebel amendments on the Rwanda bill

(PA Wire)

Tara Cobham 16 January 2024 09:45

25 minutes ago Amnesty urges MPs to vote against ‘historically bad’ Rwanda Bill

Amnesty International is urging MPs to vote against the government’s “historically bad” Rwanda Bill when it returns to the Commons today.

Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “This historically bad Bill is yet more evidence that the Government has lost of sight of its obligation to protect the rights of refugees, abide by judicial rulings and uphold the rule of law.

“The Government should respect the Supreme Court ruling and stop all attempts to force courts to ignore Rwanda’s troubling human rights record. Seeking to dictate what the facts are to independent courts is a threat to everyone’s human rights, and to the UK’s global standing.

“It's totally wrong that the Government is proposing to essentially ‘switch off’ the human rights of refugees because it has found them an inconvenience to a fundamentally flawed policy.

“It’s time for the Government to accept reality that Rwanda is not a safe place to send people seeking asylum and get down to the serious task of fairly and efficiently deciding people’s asylum claims.

“We are urging MPs in the strongest terms to take a stand and vote against this meritless Bill.”

Tara Cobham 16 January 2024 09:21

58 minutes ago Centrist Tories warn caving to right wing’s demands would ‘cause problems’ for them

Centrist Tories have warned that any caving to the right wing’s demands would “cause problems” for them.

Former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland said: “The Government would be best advised not to accept any of the amendments from my colleagues on the right, because the Bill then will cause a problem for us here.”

One Nation chairman Damian Green said: “We want the Government to carry it through unamended.”

Sir Robert Buckland is among the centrist Tories warning that any caving to the right wing’s demands would ‘cause problems’ for them

(PA Archive)

Tara Cobham 16 January 2024 08:48

1 hour ago Work and Pensions Secretary appears to play down concerns over rebellion

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride appeared to play down concerns about a major rebellion over the Rwanda Bill.

It comes after senior Conservatives Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith said they would back right-wing amendments designed to toughen up the legislation.

The Cabinet minister told LBC: “Let’s see. Bills go through various processes. There are often amendments.

“We all know that there are very few Bills – very, very few Bills – that go through straight and clean and nobody tries to amend them in any way at all.

“What matters is that the Bill progresses in a form that leaves it effective at the end and I’m confident we’re going to do that.”

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has vowed to defy Rishi Sunak over his Rwanda Bill

(PA Wire)

Tara Cobham 16 January 2024 08:21

1 hour ago Work and pensions secretary does not rule out prosecutions in Horizon scandal

Mel Stride has said prosecutions in the Horizon scandal may be the “right way to go”, but she cautioned “it's important that we wait until we see the results from that independent inquiry first”.

Mr Stride told Sky News it "may be" that there are criminal matters but that it's important there is a "thorough, independent process" to get the right judgments.

Zoe Grunewald, Political Correspondent 16 January 2024 07:48

2 hours ago 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

(AFP via Getty Images)

Tara Cobham 16 January 2024 07:28

3 hours ago 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 Middleton 16 January 2024 06:30

4 hours ago 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.

Lee Anderson joins right-wing Rwanda bill rebellion Senior figure dares PM to sack him, as he vows to vote for hardliners’ amendments

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