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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: How tory mps could derail sunak s rwanda plan - Caught on Camera

Rishi Sunak at a lectern
Rightwing MPs have told Rishi Sunak that his legislation to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda does not go far enough. Photograph: James Manning/AFP/Getty Images

Conservative MPs are split in their views on the government’s safety of Rwanda bill, which is aimed at overcoming the legal issues that have delayed the deportation plans.

Pressure is being brought to bear on Rishi Sunak by moderate MPs, coalescing under the banner of the One Nation caucus, while rightwingers associated with a number of groups known as the “five families” have already received advice from a group of lawyers to the effect that the bill does not go far enough to ensure that the Rwanda deportation plan is not be frustrated by court challenges.

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