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Tory MPs lobby to change legislation as splits emerge over Rwanda policy
Centrist Tories want PM to stick by UK’s human rights obligations while those on the right want new bill to override themTory MPs are at loggerheads as competing factions engage in last-minute lobbying efforts to try to change Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda legislation before it is published in the coming days.The prime minister is due to announce a new bill as soon as this week, which Downing Street says will deal with concerns raised last month by the supreme court over the government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to east Africa. It follows the signing of a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday by the home secretary, James Cleverly, in Kigali. Continue reading...
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