The 11 Conservative MPs who defied the prime minister over his Rwanda migrant plan last week will be spoken to by the government’s chief whip later today. The Tory backbenchers, including the former Home Secretary Suella Braverman and the former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, will be forced to explain their position to Simon Hart, who … Read more
This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was met with a Tory Party rebellion after 60 MPs voted in favour of amendments that would toughen up the emergency Rwanda legislation. Although the rebel MPs threatened to vote against the entire Rwanda scheme when it had its vital third reading on Wednesday, Sunak succeeded in getting his … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s promise to start flying asylum seekers to Rwanda by spring was dealt a blow yesterday after members of the House of Lords approved a timetable that would not see the bill passed before late March. Sunak spent the morning urging his peers in the unelected chamber to pass his asylum bill as soon … Read more
This week, the Conservative Party has seen its biggest rebellion in years after 60 MPs called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tighten his grip on the emergency Rwanda legislation and two Deputy Chairmen resigned from their posts. The party revolt comes after the newly appointed Home Secretary James Cleverly announced that the government would … Read more
LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s controversial Rwanda deportation bill survived a crucial House of Commons vote Wednesday after the U.K. prime minister faced down a rebellion from MPs on the right of his party. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed its third reading Wednesday evening with 320 MPs voting in support, and 276 voting … Read more
Rishi Sunak was forced to defend his controversial Rwanda Plan today at PMQs after 60 Tory rebels voted against the government’s bill yesterday. Two deputy chairmen of the Conservatives resigned from their roles as they joined dozens of Tory right-wingers, including ex-PM Boris Johnson, in backing amendments to toughen the scheme, seen as key to … Read more
Boris Johnson has backed calls by Conservative rebels to strengthen the Rwanda deportation bill, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The former prime minister used the social media platform X to endorse an article by a rightwing Tory rebel, Simon Clarke, who described the Rwanda bill as a “flawed measure” and warned he … Read more
Home Education India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events The aim of this science festival is to celebrate the achievements of India in the frontier areas of science and technology. The central theme of IISF 2023 is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”. IISF 2023: The India … Read more
The Conservative Party are on course for their worst electoral defeat since 1997, a new poll suggests. A YouGov survey of 14,000 respondents forecasts that The Tories will hold on to just 169 seats, while Labour will claim 385. This would deliver Sir Keir Starmer’s party a majority of 120 seats in the upcoming General … Read more
Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, guide us through their predictions of how British politics will play out over the next seven days. This week the Post Office will be expected to deliver answers when its chief executive faces the Commons business committee to discuss the Horizon scandal. … Read more
