Relief for Rishi Sunak as Rwanda bill passes first vote in Commons

Bill passes with a majority of 44 but prime minister faces further peril in the new year

Rishi Sunak narrowly avoided a major rebellion by rightwing Conservative MPs after they abstained on his controversial Rwanda bill but the prime minister faces further peril in the new year.

In a blow to Sunak’s authority, more than two-dozen Tory rightwingers abstained in the vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, including the former home secretary Suella Braverman.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Bill passes with a majority of 44 but prime minister faces further peril in the new yearUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak narrowly avoided a major rebellion by rightwing Conservative MPs after they abstained on his controversial Rwanda bill but the prime minister faces further peril in the new year.In a blow to Sunak’s authority, more than two-dozen Tory rightwingers abstained in the vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, including the former home secretary Suella Braverman. Continue reading…