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Meanwhile, reports say “multiple” MPs unhappy about how the vote was handled in the Commons have submitted letters of no confidence in the PM.

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Key Points Sunak to hold press conference after seeing off Rwanda rebellion Bill passes through Commons with majority of 44 ‘Multiple’ no confidence letters submitted over handling of vote Jenrick and Braverman among 11 Tory rebels

Show latest update 4 minutes ago Home Office has already selected 100 deportees - report

The first 100 asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda have already been selected by the Home Office.

The Guardian reported that the cases had been selected because there were no obvious grounds for appeal.

Government lawyers have claimed there is only a “50/50” chance of the first flight taking off before an autumn general election.

File photo: A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent

(PA)

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 10:13

17 minutes ago ICYMI: Rwandan president offers Britain a refund if Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan fails

Rwanda’s president has offered to repay hundreds of millions of pounds if the UK is unable to deport any asylum seekers to the country as part of Rishi Sunak’s small boats policy.

Paul Kagame also said whether or not the PM’s flagship deportation policy is successful is not Rwanda’s problem. “Ask the UK,” he said, when asked whether the ￡240m scheme is working.

Archie Mitchell and Adam Forrest report:

Rwandan president offers Britain a refund if Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan fails ‘It’s only going to be used if those people will come,’ Paul Kagame says on millions being spent by UK

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 10:00

37 minutes ago Lord Cameron ‘hopes’ Rwanda flights will take off before the eleciton

Lord David Cameron said he “hopes” that flights deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off before the next general election.

“I’m sure [the Lords] will have lots of questions, but I don’t think it should hold it up,” he told Politico’s Power Playpodcast.

When asked whether the planes would be taking off by the time of the next election, expected in the spring or autumn of this year, he said: “I hope they will take place.”

(AP)

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 09:40

47 minutes ago Tory MP Lee Anderson did not vote against Rwanda bill because Labour MPs ‘giggled’ at him

Lee Anderson has said he could not vote against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill because Labour MPs were “giggling” at him.

The ex-Tory deputy chairman, who quit on Tuesday in order to rebel over the policy, said opposition MPs were “giggling and laughing and taking the mick”, adding: “I couldn’t vote no”.

Archie Mitchell reports:

Tory MP did not vote against Rwanda bill because Labour MPs ‘giggled’ at him Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson said he was going to vote against the policy but Labour MPs were ‘giggling and laughing and taking the mick’

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 09:30

55 minutes ago ‘Multiple’ no confidence letters sent in over Rwanda Bill

“Multiple” no confidence letters have been submitted against Rishi Sunak over the Rwanda vote, it is claimed.

Rebel MPs opposed to the prime minister told LBC they were unhappy about how No 10 handled the vote, with some describing it as the final straw.

They said they had held back on putting in letters in December when the bill had its second reading in the Commons.

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 09:22

57 minutes ago Lord Carlile: Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill is ‘step toward totalitarianism’

Lord Carlile, the former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, said Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill is “a step toward totalitarianism”, Archie Mitchell reports.

The crossbench peer, a leading critic of the policy in the House of Lords, said the government had sought to “elevate itself to an unacceptable level above the law”.

“The damage that’s done when governments use perceived, and often ill-judged, political imperatives to place themselves above the court… this is a step towards totalitarianism,” Lord Carlile said.

And, addressing criticism of lawyers and judges frustrating the policy, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “This has not been the judges meddling in politics, rather it’s been the government elevating itself to an unacceptable level above the law, above our much admired Supreme Court and above the reputation for integrity internationally of UK law.”

Full report:

Sunak’s Rwanda bill is step towards totalitarianism, top lawyer in the Lords warns Lord Carlile, the former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, said ministers were seeking to elevate themselves ‘to an unacceptable level above the law’

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 09:20

1 hour ago There will be ‘significant attempts' to kill Rwanda Bill in Lords, peer warns

There will be “significant attempts” to kill the Rwanda Bill in the House of Lords, a crossbench peer has warned.

Alex Carlile, a prominent barrister, told the Politico website he would support colleagues planning to scupper the government’s flagship immigration policy.

The upper chamber usually defers to the Commons when legislation passes with a significant majority but this custom could be “tested”.

“When the chips are down — and we’re talking about international treaty obligations, and the reputation of the British legal and parliamentary system — then the House of Lords can take a much more punctilious view”, he said.

But the Labour Party has reportedly said it would stand by the convention, making it much more difficult for rebel peers to reach the required numbers to inflict a defeat on the government.

(PA)

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 09:10

1 hour ago In full: Rishi Sunak to hold surprise press conference after winning Rwanda vote

The prime minister will chair a press conference at No 9 Downing Street this morning, following his victory in the Commons last night as his Rwanda bill passed third reading.

Rishi Sunak has faced a week of rebellion after 60 of his own Conservative MPs backed rebel amendments to his flagship policy.

Zoe Grunewald reports:

Rishi Sunak to hold surprise press conference following Rwanda vote The prime minister will update journalists on the progress of his immigration policy

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 09:00

1 hour ago Chris Philip: Sunak ‘stronger’ after Rwanda showdown

Rishi Sunak has emerged “stronger” after a Tory rebellion over his Rwanda plan receded, Home Office minister Chris Philp has said, despite three resignations.

Asked whether the prime minister was “stronger or weaker” after the passing of the Bill but the departures of two Tory deputy chairmen and a ministerial aide, Mr Philp told LBC: “I think to the extent it has any impact on that, probably stronger.”

You can watch a clip from the exchange below:

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 08:50

1 hour ago Show us the bill works or quit ECHR, rebels tell Sunak

Tory rightwingers who think Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan is not robust enough will now focus on trying to get the prime minister to quit the European Court of Human Rights.

MPs who voted against the bill or abstained told the i Mr Sunak must prove the legislation works by getting flights off to Rwanda by the spring or face “big trouble”.

“If he can do that it will be a big moment for Tory election chances,” one source told the paper.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his emergency Rwanda Bill will help him deliver his ‘stop the boats’ pledge (James Manning/PA)

(PA Wire)

Matt Mathers 18 January 2024 08:36

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