Prime minister tells MPs that strikes were in response to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea
In his pooled TV clip this morning, Rishi Sunak refused to say whether he would sack Lee Anderson as the Tory deputy chair if he votes against the government on the Rwanda bill. Asked if Anderson and government frontbenchers might be sacked over this, Sunak claimed the Conservative party was “united in wanting to stop the boats”, but he avoided the question about potential disciplinary action.
Asked a second time what might happen to Tory rebels, he replied:
I’m talking to all my colleagues. I know everyone’s frustrated, I’m frustrated about the situation, and they want to see an end to the legal merry go round. I’m confident that the bill we’ve got is the toughest that anyone has ever seen and it will resolve this issue once and for all.
There have been lots of polls over the last year, there will be hundreds more polls.
The choice at that election is clear, it’s stick with our plan that is working, it’s delivering change for people, ensuring they can have the peace of mind that there is a brighter future for their children and we can have renewed pride in our country.
Absolutely. Look, the reason I think we can turn it around is because at least people know we have got a plan and we are working to it. There isn’t a plan under Labour.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Prime minister tells MPs that strikes were in response to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red SeaIn his pooled TV clip this morning, Rishi Sunak refused to say whether he would sack Lee Anderson as the Tory deputy chair if he votes against the government on the Rwanda bill. Asked if Anderson and government frontbenchers might be sacked over this, Sunak claimed the Conservative party was “united in wanting to stop the boats”, but he avoided the question about potential disciplinary action.Asked a second time what might happen to Tory rebels, he replied:I’m talking to all my colleagues. I know everyone’s frustrated, I’m frustrated about the situation, and they want to see an end to the legal merry go round. I’m confident that the bill we’ve got is the toughest that anyone has ever seen and it will resolve this issue once and for all.There have been lots of polls over the last year, there will be hundreds more polls.The choice at that election is clear, it’s stick with our plan that is working, it’s delivering change for people, ensuring they can have the peace of mind that there is a brighter future for their children and we can have renewed pride in our country.Absolutely. Look, the reason I think we can turn it around is because at least people know we have got a plan and we are working to it. There isn’t a plan under Labour. Continue reading…
