Article 6H3BV Why the outcome of the Rwanda bill mattered for Sunak – and the Conservatives

Why the outcome of the Rwanda bill mattered for Sunak – and the Conservatives

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Ben Quinn and Aletha Adu
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The immigration legislation has cleared its first hurdle but the PM still faces a bumpy road if it is to become law

A rebellion by five separate rightwing caucuses within the Conservative party has continued the turbulence for Rishi Sunak's leadership, although the government's flagship Rwanda bill passed its first Commons hurdle.

The legislation was designed to overcome concerns raised by the supreme court, which ruled last month that the previous policy for deporting people to Rwanda violated domestic and international law.

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