The PM will hold last-ditch talks with rebel MPs this morning aimed at heading off defeat when the Commons votes tonight on his legislation, designed to finally get deportation flights off the ground.
The so-called ‘Star Chamber’ of lawyers assembled by the ERG bloc has given a tepid reception to the PM’s emergency measures.
The BBC pundit is among a host of celebrities who have put their names to the letter from campaigners Together With Refugees.
Rishi Sunak will face questions in D owning Street at 11am as he mulls making a crucial showdown on the legislation next week a confidence issue.
In an extraordinary meltdown, Robert Jenrick walked out of the Cabinet just hours after the PM published emergency Rwanda legislation – declaring that it would fail.
At a press conference in No10, the PM pledged a new treaty with the country and said Parliament will declare that it is safe for asylum seekers.
EXCLUSIVE BY SUE REID: At his south London bedsit, the young Albanian knows he could soon be on a plane to Rwanda.
Mr Cleverly, the former foreign secretary, is very popular with the Tory grassroots and is seen as a safe pair of hands.
Ministers will continue to try to make the Rwanda asylum deal work if they lose the Supreme Court case this week.
The move will create a significant dividing line between the Home Secretary and the PM, who favours tweaking UK laws to try to get flights to Rwanda off the ground.
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