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Sunak faces revolt over Rwanda bill as two senior Tories quit

Two deputy chairs of Conservative party resign after voting in favour of hardline amendment but No 10 believes PM can weather storm

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Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith have resigned as deputy chairs of the Conservative party after defying Rishi Sunak by backing rightwing challenges to harden up his Rwanda deportation bill.

The two senior “red wall” MPs led a rebellion of 60 Tories to vote for a series of rightwing amendments, inflicting a damaging blow to the prime minister’s authority in the biggest revolt of his leadership.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Two deputy chairs of Conservative party resign after voting in favour of hardline amendment but No 10 believes PM can weather stormUK politics live – latest updatesLee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith have resigned as deputy chairs of the Conservative party after defying Rishi Sunak by backing rightwing challenges to harden up his Rwanda deportation bill.The two senior “red wall” MPs led a rebellion of 60 Tories to vote for a series of rightwing amendments, inflicting a damaging blow to the prime minister’s authority in the biggest revolt of his leadership. Continue reading…