Stopping all deportation appeals not the British thing to do, says minister

Michael Tomlinson leaves open prospect that Tory MPs who vote against Rwanda bill could lose whip

Shutting out all legal appeals against deportation by people who arrive in the UK through irregular means would not be “the British thing to do”, the illegal migration minister has argued, as Rishi Sunak launched a last-ditch effort to head off a potential rebellion by his own MPs.

As the prime minister hosted a group of potential rebels over breakfast on Tuesday morning, his new illegal migration minister left open the prospect that Tory MPs who vote against the Rwanda bill on Tuesday evening could have the whip withdrawn.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Michael Tomlinson leaves open prospect that Tory MPs who vote against Rwanda bill could lose whipUK politics live – latest updatesShutting out all legal appeals against deportation by people who arrive in the UK through irregular means would not be “the British thing to do”, the illegal migration minister has argued, as Rishi Sunak launched a last-ditch effort to head off a potential rebellion by his own MPs.As the prime minister hosted a group of potential rebels over breakfast on Tuesday morning, his new illegal migration minister left open the prospect that Tory MPs who vote against the Rwanda bill on Tuesday evening could have the whip withdrawn. Continue reading…