British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is grappling with a potential Conservative Party mutiny over the Rwanda bill, which seeks to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of an 'all or nothing' bid to stop illegal migration. The bill, returning to the House of Commons for further votes, has been deemed 'essential' by former Prime Minister David Cameron. However, internal opposition is mounting, with MPs calling for amendments to strengthen the bill, amid fears that the current bill is 'still riddled with holes'. The United Nations Refugee Agency has concluded that the bill violates international law, and a legal challenge has been mounted after the UK granted asylum to Rwandans. The Home Office's previous plan to purchase a plane for deportations was blocked by Sunak on cost grounds. The bill's supporters, including MPs Jenrick and Cash, argue for amendments to make the legislation watertight and avoid 'unnecessary tension between Parliament and courts'. The bill has sparked debate about the Conservative Party's traditions, with some suggesting that rebels are ‘betraying’ these traditions. A 'crunch vote' is expected, with Sunak facing a serious leadership challenge. Amidst this, Boris Johnson has backed amendments to the bill, and Sunak plans to fast-track migrant appeals by drafting in 150 judges, aiming to address concerns that the courts will be clogged with individual claims. Additionally, amendments to the bill are expected to disentangle the UK from constraints imposed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
WATCH: Jenrick tells @skynews he's prepared to vote against Rwanda bill if PM doesn't amend it. Further than I expected him to go & reflects the pressure rebels trying to put on PM determined to stand his ground. Thrust of argument: 'it won't work. Come Aug when 1000s coming over… https://t.co/WsuCzmEdCR
The Rwanda Bill needs to be strengthened if it’s going to meet its aim of ‘stopping the boats’. I’ve signed the Cash - Jenrick amendments to toughen up the Bill and will struggle to vote for it at 3rd Reading Stage unless it’s amended. https://t.co/ftA0006BFC
British PM Sunak faces major rebellion over Rwanda legislation - Reuters https://t.co/s4gyAkTPOu
Tory MP Sir Robert Buckland says the debate over Sunak’s Rwanda plan should focus on getting “planes in the air.” “My colleagues who are seeking to strengthen the bill, actually endanger weakening it.” @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/cebgvPqRX2
Rwanda Bill amendments will DISENTANGLE UK from ECHR constraints, Andrea Jenkyns argues https://t.co/SuRua6hHUK
Robert Jenrick has told Sky News he would be prepared to vote against the government on Rwanda should his proposed amendments not be implemented. 👇 https://t.co/M71eUgjd05 https://t.co/7SkXiDQt6e
'The corruption, the breaking of international law...' Caller Luke tells @mrjamesob the Tories realise that if they want to hold on to 'any' of their core voters, they will have to 'swing to the right' on the Rwanda Bill. https://t.co/i2XunQoZPs
Jenrick 'prepared' to vote down Rwanda bill as Tory divide deepens https://t.co/G3hYCIBWgL
Boris Johnson wades into Tory infighting over Rwanda bill saying it must be ‘legally robust’ https://t.co/O1w3kjmj82
Tory MP Sir Robert Buckland says colleagues want to support Sunak and the Government over Rwanda. Robert Buckland: "We don't want to be cutting off our noses to spite our faces." Julia Hartley-Brewer: "It's literally what you've been doing the last couple of years." @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/1cto6SusjD
NEW Number 10 issues plea to Tory rebels saying that the Rwanda plan is “the missing piece” to the Government’s approach to stopping the boats. PM’s official spokesman says “conversations are still ongoing” with Tory MPs who want to strengthen the Rwanda Bill. More at @GBNEWS.
Sir @RobertBuckland MP is talking about the Rwanda bill with @JuliaHB1 on @talktv. He said the "Conservative Party is not ideological". There we have it, a party of middle managers, drifting aimlessly from one crisis to another, while we pick up the immigration pieces. Vote… https://t.co/U1jyuvwUYm
🚨 EXCLUSIVE on @skynews at midday. @RobertJenrick tells me he’s “prepared to vote against” the Rwanda bill at 3rd reading if PM doesn’t adopt “robust” changes. Tells me there’s “no point in having a moment of unity in passing a bill that doesn’t work” More at 12pm https://t.co/5f8GAPBzZX
The Rwanda Bill is being debated in Parliament this week. I support this Bill, as published, which will help us tackle the challenge of illegal immigration while preserving our commitments under international law.
The British parliament is set to hold two days of debate over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's bill designed to allow Britain to send asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain to Rwanda amid deep divisions in his Conservative Party on the issue https://t.co/jEt3Uqoicl https://t.co/iJ2GXqAPTQ
Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda returns to the spotlight on Tuesday, when lawmakers debate the controversial scheme, testing leader Rishi Sunak's authority with a general election around the corner. https://t.co/KMGoyGmiQ6
BREAKING A mass meeting of Tory MPs on the Conservative Right has been called for 5pm today. Sources also said “all colleagues concerned” about the Rwanda Bill are invited. Tory MP Danny Kruger has sent out the invitations. More at @GBNEWS.
All amendments that aim to strengthen the Rwanda Bill and ensure it’s not frustrated by the Courts have received my full support. I’ve signed the amendments and intend to vote for them all.
Boris Johnson backs 'Baked Bean Plotters' as Rishi Sunak faces Tory Rwanda fight https://t.co/T4FlvZpISg
Boris backs the Rwanda rebels! https://t.co/72ACuQ5jVl
#Britain’s plan to send migrants to #Rwanda returns to the spotlight when lawmakers will debate the controversial scheme, testing leader Rishi Sunak’s authority with a general election around the corner. #Migrants https://t.co/25kMEEo1Wc
NEW Rebel source on Rwanda Bill: “Urgent negotiations continue. It would be sad, unfortunate, and politically damaging for the Govt to pursue a strategy that sees them lose the support of so many colleagues on such an important issue esp. in the context of Telegraph polling.” 1/3
The Rwanda Bill is one key part of our strategy to stop the boats. This strategy is delivering results ⬇️ https://t.co/6hLNeW0SxR
Boris Johnson backs Tory rebels trying to strengthen Rwanda bill, saying it should be 'as robust as possible' - https://t.co/kcJPe24AeF
NEW: Boris Johnson backs Rwanda rebellion - as rebels and ex-ministers warn they will vote against at third reading… https://t.co/D2LtceBGtj
Tory divisions on show as Rwanda crunch votes loom https://t.co/LHGSj3duoW
Another humiliation for Sunak’s unworkable Rwanda gimmick. He knew it wouldn’t work but pressed ahead anyway, costing the taxpayer £240 million in the process. He’s too weak to put the country’s interest ahead of his party. https://t.co/LZ7XyQU0Xm
Boris Johnson BACKS amendments to the Rwanda bill https://t.co/SBWULQXsxp
Exclusive: Rishi Sunak will fast-track migrant appeals against deportation to Rwanda by drafting in 150 judges & freeing up courtrooms in bid to stave off mass Tory revolt No 10 believes this deals with rebel criticism that courts will be clogged up with individual claims.…
From @SimonClarkeMP: The Rwanda Bill. We face disaster if it isn’t amended properly. And I won’t support a flawed measure. https://t.co/D4ZwfrqH1A
Leading Tory rebel Miriam Cates says she ‘would be prepared’ to vote down the Rwanda legislation if amendments to toughen it up aren’t accepted
'If a flight went to Rwanda in May, do we think in August that the boats would be stopped?' 'They've got to try something, nothing else is working.' @edballs, @toryboypierce & @Kevin_Maguire debate ahead of the government's Rwanda bill returning to the Commons. https://t.co/lEfBbYvEb3
Rishi Sunak's legislation to block further court challenges to the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda returns to the Commons today. Sunak faced the most serious threat to his leadership when he saw off a revolt by dozens of MPs during the first Commons vote. https://t.co/HePLTwIeZl
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a parliamentary showdown with right-wing lawmakers in his party this week as his legislation to block legal challenges to the plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda returns to parliament https://t.co/0PzjkUG4r0
Rwanda takes centre stage on many of Tuesday’s newspaper front pages as the Government’s plan for deportation flights returns to the House of Commons https://t.co/fBxuaEpzX4
'A workable deterrent means that we stop the boats and that we fix this problem that's causing so much harm to our country. I don't believe the Bill does that' Robert Jenrick MP says Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill, in its current form, isn't fit for purpose. https://t.co/XkMxpvehkT
🚨 BREAKING: The United Nations Refugee Agency has concluded that Rishi Sunak's new Rwanda treaty violates international law [@lizziedearden]
🚨Breaking: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has conducted a legal assessment of the UK government's new Rwanda treaty and bill - and concludes the scheme still violates international law🚨
In the most authoritative polling on immigration ever the country speaks with one unambiguous voice: strengthen the Rwanda Bill. In 362 of 365 seats Conservatives won in 2019, the public demand the more robust approach. My article in Tuesday’s @Telegraph ⬇️… https://t.co/NiwSiX6MiT
In the most authoritative polling on immigration the country speaks with one unambiguous voice: strengthen the Rwanda Bill. In 362 of 365 seats Conservatives won in 2019, the public demand the more robust approach. My article in Tuesday’s @Telegraph ⬇️ https://t.co/P3PnGk2HlJ https://t.co/YKzKHgOYJU
Sunak adviser urges Tories to stop plotting before UK's Rwanda vote https://t.co/EwB4DzKNXV via @alexwickham https://t.co/PQZLomGHDO
In the most authoritative polling on immigration the country speaks with one unambiguous voice: strengthen the Rwanda Bill. In 362 of 365 seats Conservatives won in 2019, the public demand a more robust approach. My article in Tuesday’s @Telegraph ⬇️ https://t.co/P3PnGk2HlJ https://t.co/TJENDLnwWw
Rwanda Bill faces landmark legal challenge after UK grants asylum to Rwandans https://t.co/RDOaSzdnaF
I have signed and will vote for the Jenrick and Cash amendments to the Safety of Rwanda Bill. This Bill needs to be watertight, and that is what these amendments will achieve.
When I was elected in 2019 I promised my constituents we would take back control. I want this legislation to be as strong as possible and therefore I will be supporting the Jenrick/Cash amendments. These are arguments I have consistently made and will continue to make. #Rwanda
We cannot let the public down. We need to strengthen the Rwanda Bill Public backs tougher Rwanda plan, poll reveals https://t.co/Z28ARkT36O
The Rwanda Bill. I have signed the Cash & Jenrick amendments. I will vote for them.
Rwanda bill latest: Rishi Sunak toughens rhetoric on Rule 39 - "pyjama injunctions" from European Court of Human Rights that can stop flights - telling @christopherhope: "Are there circumstances in which I'm prepared to ignore those Rule 39s? Then yes, of course there are."
“Where we are today is not sustainable - we are on course for a shattering defeat.” Conservative MP @SimonClarkeMP says “as things stand today” he will vote against the Rwanda Bill at third reading. Coming to @GlobalPlayer @maitlis | @jonsopel https://t.co/EztCXgOopk
Sunak could lose his Rwanda Bill as he sets out 'all or nothing' bid to stop the boats - 'The next 48 hours are crucial' https://t.co/2hHvWcUgrc
Sir Simon Clarke tells @TheNewsAgents he is "minded as things stand today to vote against" Rwanda Bill as he does not "believe it will work" "I hope we might get somewhere. If he doesn't, then I think we are into the zone where a number of us will need to make a decision about…
Britain’s Rwanda bill, which enters the crucial committee stage this week, would undermine the rule of law and betray the United Kingdom’s core values, argues @GordonBrown. https://t.co/DsnR1OMC8H
"I've been clear with the whips, if the bill goes forward unamended I will be unable to offer it my support" Former minister Simon Clarke tells #PoliticsLive the Rwanda bill is "still riddled with holes" https://t.co/PEflJZdTH4 https://t.co/kACzAplhIm
A crunch vote on UK Rwanda plan this week. Here's what voters think about it and, critical for @RishiSunak, what 2019 Conservative Party voters think. I'm told this piece has been read widely among parl party https://t.co/rS9xeWYcI5
NEW: Senior Conservative suggests Rwanda bill rebels are ‘betraying’ party traditions 🚨 https://t.co/zGorLe6LUp
From @RobertBuckland: The Rwanda Bill. Our policy will not be helped by unnecessary tension between Parliament and the courts. https://t.co/Si1h9rqc1b
Excl: The Home Office submitted plans to buy its own plane to deport migrants to Rwanda in 2022. Rishi Sunak, as chancellor, blocked it on cost grounds: https://t.co/RIC15AO2y4
Rishi Sunak is facing calls to toughen up his Rwanda bill, which is at the centre of his plan to stop small boats crossing, as it returns to the Commons this week. This comes after five people sadly died yesterday while attempting to cross the English channel from France. https://t.co/rf6k54L0M5
David Cameron says the government's Rwanda plan is 'essential' to stopping the boats as fears of Tory mutiny grow https://t.co/G8INpYHXGz https://t.co/3unq9jAY2T
Robert Buckland on R4 this lunchtime seeking to weaken the Rwanda Bill well worth listening to on catch up. A perfect exposition of why social conservatives, Leave voters, mass migration sceptics etc, cannot rely on the Tory party to fulfill their most pressing political goals.
💢 Conservative MPs are braced for a resurgence of party in-fighting over illegal migration when the contentious Rwanda bill returns to the House of Commons for further votes this week https://t.co/0yU3G6mR3A
We need to be firm and take decisive action. That is why I am supporting @RobertJenrick’s strengthening amendments to the Rwanda Bill. https://t.co/zw1B4qTb5O