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Suella Braverman threatens to help destroy Rwanda plan unless Sunak changes bill

2024-01-15 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国政治原网页

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Suella Braverman has threatened to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill next week unless he commits to toughening up the flagship legislation.

The former home secretary issued the warming to the PM this afternoon, claiming the current version of the much-maligned Bill does not work and that if there were no improvements she would oppose it in the Commons.

She told GB news that the British people are “fed up with the boats” and “fed up with broken promises” and that this is the “last chance” for the government to get it right.

She said: “What my objective is, is to deliver a bill that works. And it’s far better to defeat this bill, because it doesn’t work, and start again with a new bill that will work than proceed on a false premise, than proceed on a basis that amounts to something that won’t stop the boats.

Robert Jenrick has tabled an amendment to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill which has over 50 Conservative backers

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Robert Jenrick has tabled an amendment to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill which has over 50 Conservative backers

(PA Media)

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“We may all feel a temporary sense of achievement by passing a bill but in a few months time when we see that plane grounded on the tarmac, when we’re failing to remove people to Rwanda, when we are clogged up in the courts - it will be very, very disappointing and people will ask us rightly, what did you do to try and avoid that catastrophe?

“That’s what I’m trying to do now. I’m trying to avoid a catastrophe of failing to deliver on this pledge.”

Braverman joins over 50 over Conservative MPs who are poised to back amendments to the legislation that will strengthen the legislation.

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