MPs gave the PM’s flagship legislation its third reading by 320 to 276 after the bulk of the rebels stopped short of inflicting a defeat that could have collapsed the government.
A group of arrivals was seen with Border Force officials at Dover hours before the latest bout of Tory drama is set to begin at Westminster.
Two Conservative deputy chairs, Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith, dramatically quit to defy the government whip on the flagship legislation.
MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Rishi Sunak is facing a test of strength with rebels over Rwanda tonight as more Tories back moves to beef up legislation.
The Home Secretary told a House of Lords committee that the numbers who might come from the east African nation to the UK was ‘tiny’.
The former immigration minister has triggered Westminster gossip with a rather noticeable ‘glow up’ since resigning from the Government.
Rishi Sunak will aim to send his troops in to the Christmas break on a positive note after yesterday’s extraordinary arm-twisting and coaxing.
Rishi Sunak has been meeting wavering MPs one-on-one as he tries to defuse right-wing unrest at his emergency legislation intended to get deportation flights going.
Robert Jenrick, who plunged the PM into chaos by quitting as immigration minister last week, branded parts of the emergency legislation ‘sophistry’ and warned it will not work.
The emergency legislation intended to get deportation flights up and running passed its first hurdle in the Commons.
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