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Minister hints at possible compromises with Tory rebels over Rwanda plan

Source: PA Media

The Government could be open to compromises with rebel Tory MPs unhappy with Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda legislation, the new legal migration minister has said.

The Prime Minister will be hoping to persuade hardliners on the right and MPs from the more moderate wing of the party that the plan to revive his flagship asylum policy will work, even as it emerged the cost of the troubled scheme has already reached £240 million.

Tom Pursglove played down the prospect of a bitter parliamentary battle by saying Tory MPs will back the Bill when it is voted on next Tuesday.

He was forced to defend the

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