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Robert Jenrick quits frontbench over Rwanda bill, piling pressure on Sunak

Ex-immigration minister and other rightwing rebels fear deportation policy will face more legal challenges

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Rishi Sunak’s government was plunged into further crisis when the immigration minister quit just hours after the prime minister tabled a bill to save his Rwanda deportation policy.

Robert Jenrick stood down after it was revealed that the legislation did not allow the government to override international laws which have stopped the government from sending asylum seekers to central Africa.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Ex-immigration minister and other rightwing rebels fear deportation policy will face more legal challengesUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak’s government was plunged into further crisis when the immigration minister quit just hours after the prime minister tabled a bill to save his Rwanda deportation policy.Robert Jenrick stood down after it was revealed that the legislation did not allow the government to override international laws which have stopped the government from sending asylum seekers to central Africa. Continue reading…