Conservative peers, including Tory peer Nicky Morgan, have warned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak against using the 'will of the people' rhetoric to push through the controversial Rwanda bill, suggesting it could 'frustrate the will of people' and backfire, as it threatens human rights and may break international law. The bill, criticized as 'immoral and unworkable', has been forced through the Commons by the Tories and is facing resistance in the House of Lords, with the Church of England supporting a delay and Labour ex-attorney general seeking to stop the new deportation treaty from being ratified. Journalist Sir Simon Jenkins has called the bill a 'very, very bad concept of justice,' and there are calls for not ratifying the Rwanda Treaty until safeguards for asylum seekers from the UK are in place. UK PM Sunak has suffered a defeat in a vote to delay the Rwanda asylum treaty.
UK PM Sunak suffers defeat in vote to delay Rwanda asylum treaty https://t.co/ZjbGvbM04P https://t.co/Iyr9gAkC7G
'Almost all prime ministers have a great mistake...Rishi Sunak's is going to be Rwanda.' Journalist Sir Simon Jenkins tells @IainDale and the #CrossQuestion panel that the Rwanda bill is a 'very, very bad concept of justice.' https://t.co/7gDUoWgdcv
The Conservatives' policy won't cut energy bills, will undermine our energy security, and is a climate disaster. No wonder their attempts to defend it have failed. We need Labour's plan for clean, homegrown power, not more Tory failure. https://t.co/0VXvasKOBi
The Rwanda plan is a disaster. It is immoral and unworkable . The Tories forced the Bill through the Commons because they are too scared to call a General Election now - worried they are going to be completely wiped out 🤷♀️ They think hate is a vote winner - it's not. https://t.co/Hz010HBKrt
Sunak urged not to ratify Rwanda Treaty until safeguards for asylum seekers from UK https://t.co/L1GHlza3UZ
Lords gear up for battle on Rwanda plan despite Rishi Sunak's warning not to 'frustrate the will of the people' as Labour ex-attorney general bids to stop new deportation treaty being ratified https://t.co/TpYWj4fwar https://t.co/CJt923gXNy
Church of England backs House of Lords plan to delay Sunak's Rwanda Bill https://t.co/Exu4HHDs8c
Tory peers warn Sunak against blaming Lords if Rwanda policy stalls https://t.co/B0Mx21FULa
“Would you bet a fiver on the Rwanda legislation being passed by the House of Lords?” Is this really the best question #bbclaurak could come up with as Sunak’s government prepares to break international law and disapply human rights?! https://t.co/TZAhvnwjvb
MPs have backed Rishi Sunak's offensive Rwanda bill. Here's how it threatens our human rights https://t.co/SalXSlUvRF
“I think the [Rwanda] bill will go through the House of Lords” Conservative peer Nicky Morgan says she thinks the government will get its legislation passed but that Rishi Sunak using “will of the people language” is not a “happy precedent” #BBCLauraK https://t.co/eFdZeBgMC4 https://t.co/n4uta3Mcis
Tory peer Nicky Morgan warns Rishi Sunak that accusing the Lords of 'frustrating will of people' over Rwanda plan cold backfire 'I would just say to No 10 that the last PM who used the will of the people line [Boris Johnson], it wasn't a very happy precedent'